Ironstone Quarry Wind Farm (7.5 MW)
Ironstone Quarry Wind Farm is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 5 June 2013; the record was last updated on 31 December 2014.
7.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
31 December 2014record last updated
North Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 May 2011 | Application submitted |
| 5 June 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 21 November 2013 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 December 2014 | Appeal refused |
| 23 December 2014 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 31 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Waste Recycling Group
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- WF/2011/0528
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y2003/A/13/2207858
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Winterton Landfill Site Off Coleby Road, West Halton & Top Road, Winterton, Scunthorpe, Humberside
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 107 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4535
Who decides
| Applications | North Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterton Landfill Site - Ground Mounted Solar PV Arrays | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Carr Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 5.1 |
| Grange | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 5.9 |
| Flixborough Industrial Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| North Wharf Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Winterton Road | battery storage | 95 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
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 (53.6654, -0.6234).