Marr Windfarm (8 MW)
Marr Windfarm is an 8 MW wind farm project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 January 2012; the record was last updated on 29 March 2012.
8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 March 2012record last updated
Doncastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2006 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2011 | Construction started |
| 18 January 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 March 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning application reference
- 07/00445/FULA
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Marr, South Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3963
Who decides
| Applications | Doncaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | refused | 1.5 |
| Long Lands Lane | battery storage | 12 | abandoned | 4.1 |
| Butt Lane, Hooton Pagnell Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Butt Lane, Hooton Pagnell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Hampole Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 4.9 |
| Moorhouse Grange, Moorhouse Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Cutts Bros, Wharf Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts | solar farm | 13.5 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| The Balk, Almholme | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 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 (53.533, -1.2397).