Middlemoor (54 MW wind farm)
Middlemoor is a 54 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 September 2013; the record was last updated on 4 March 2014.
54 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2014record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 December 2005 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 30 September 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- ELEC/2005/0004
- Turbines
- 18
- Address (REPD)
- North Charlton Alnwick Northumberland
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 139 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandylaw | wind farm | 20.5 | operational | 2.3 |
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 (55.4986, -1.7678).