Kiln Pit Hill Windfarm (12 MW)
Kiln Pit Hill Windfarm is a 12 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2012; the record was last updated on 25 February 2013.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 February 2013record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 February 2006 | Application submitted |
| 2 January 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2011 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 February 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 20060052
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- land to the east of A68, approx 1km SE of Kiln Pit Hill
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 150 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3938
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Energy Park | solar farm | 40 | appeal lodged | 1.5 |
| Boundary Lane | wind farm | 6 | operational | 4.3 |
| Greenhead Energy Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Hownsgill Industrial Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 7.0 |
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 (54.886, -1.9144).