New Albion Wind Farm (14.4 MW)
New Albion Wind Farm is a 14.4 MW wind farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 January 2016; the record was last updated on 25 August 2016.
14.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 August 2016record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2009 | Application submitted |
| 20 January 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- John Laing Environmental Assets Group
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- KET/2009/0549
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Agricultural land at Towns Close Farm, between Pipewell and Rushton and close to the A6003 Road to Corby
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4513
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaultney Solar Park | solar farm | 20.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| RAF Desborough | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Oakley Bush Solar Farm | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 39 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Brigstock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Grafton Underwood | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 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 (52.4502, -0.7554).