Kelmarsh Wind Farm (Resubmission) (12.5 MW)
Kelmarsh Wind Farm (Resubmission) is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
12.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2010 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 December 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 April 2014 | Construction started |
| 1 July 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Blue Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- DA/2010/0100
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South Of The A14 And North Of Haselbech, Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4084
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draughton Maidwell Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
| Brixworth Windfarm | wind farm | 13 | application withdrawn | 6.7 |
| Winwick | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 8.1 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Theddingworth solar farm | solar farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 9.0 |
| Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.6 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at North of South Kilworth Road | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
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 (52.4028, -0.9598).