Melton Common Wind Cluster (5 MW)
Melton Common Wind Cluster is a 5 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 8 September 2023.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
8 September 2023record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 8 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Seneca Global Energy
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/01806/STPLFE
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 119 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land South West Of Melton Waste Park Gibson Lane South Melton
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3645
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Waste Park | wind farm | 5 | operational | 0.5 |
| Humberfield Recycling Centre | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Carr Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Bagletts Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Winterton Landfill Site - Ground Mounted Solar PV Arrays | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Ironstone Quarry Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 7.8 |
| Cottingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
| Saxby Wold Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused on appeal | 9.2 |
| Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms, Parrott Street | rooftop solar | 6.6 | under construction | 9.6 |
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 (53.7144, -0.5389).