Kirkharle Wind Farm (20 MW)
Kirkharle Wind Farm is a 20 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 September 2010; the record was last updated on 29 November 2011.
20 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
29 November 2011record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 November 2008 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 20081063
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Land to north east of Bavington Hill Head Farm, Capheaton and Land to West of Northside Farm, Harle, Northumberland
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3753
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steadings Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | refused | 4.0 |
| Ray Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 20 | operational | 6.8 |
| Green Rigg | wind farm | 36 | operational | 7.6 |
| Ray Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.4 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (55.1191, -2.0094).