Lilbourne Wind Farm (10 MW)
Lilbourne Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2014; the record was last updated on 22 April 2015.
10 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 April 2015record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2009 | Application submitted |
| 12 October 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 July 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 July 2012 | Appeal allowed |
| 18 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Cetis
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- DA/2009/0731
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y2810/A/11/2164759
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Lilbourne Fields Farm & Lilbourne Lodge Farm, Yelvertoft Road, Lilbourne, Northamptonshire
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 142 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3814
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinford Wind Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 2.0 |
| Yelvertoft Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.4 |
| Crick Road | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 5.4 |
| Rugby Road, Kilsby - Rainsbrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| School Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 5.7 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at North of South Kilworth Road | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
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 (52.3942, -1.1669).