Orchard Way Wind Farm (15 MW)
Orchard Way Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Milton Keynes, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 4 August 2014; the record was last updated on 11 August 2014.
15 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
11 August 2014record last updated
Milton Keynescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2011 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 August 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Milton Keynes
- Planning application reference
- 11/02028/FULEIS
- Appeal reference
- 12/00048/NONDET
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm, Little Linford Lane, To Haversham High Street, Haversham, Milton Keynes
- Council area (by location)
- Milton Keynes
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4407
Who decides
| Applications | Milton Keynes | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 77 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 49 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 26 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kickles | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Stoke Heights Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Littlewood Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 4.6 |
| Salcey Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.6 |
| Stonepit Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Salcey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Yardley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Rectory Farm/Emberton | solar farm | 9 | operational | 8.5 |
| Milton Keynes Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (52.0872, -0.7869).