Hyndburn Wind Farm (24 MW)
Hyndburn Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in Hyndburn, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 October 2012; the record was last updated on 3 May 2013.
24 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 May 2013record last updated
Hyndburncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 17 October 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2012 | Construction started |
| 19 October 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 May 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- Hyndburn
- Planning application reference
- 11/09/0512
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Hyndburn Wind Farm on Oswaldtwistle Moor
- Council area (by location)
- Hyndburn
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3748
Who decides
| Applications | Hyndburn | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Hyndburn, Hyndburn Borough.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8.2 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.4 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery Storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Rochdale Road, Edenfield | battery storage | 85 | refused | 7.7 |
| Huncoat Power Station | battery storage | 45 | refused | 8.0 |
| Hameldon Hill extension | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.3 |
| Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2) | wind farm | 7.1 | permission expired | 8.7 |
| Shuttleworth House, Higher Shuttleworth | battery storage | 100 | refused | 8.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.7143, -2.389).