Ovenden Moor (Repower) (18 MW wind farm)
Ovenden Moor (Repower) is an 18 MW wind farm project in Calderdale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 January 2017; the record was last updated on 2 February 2017.
18 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2017record last updated
Calderdalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 16 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 24 January 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Yorkshire Windpower
- Planning authority
- Calderdale
- Planning application reference
- 12/00955/WDF
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Withens Road, Wainstalls, Halifax,
- Council area (by location)
- Calderdale
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4408
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenden Moor (Repower) 09/00073/WDF | 23 | 25 March 2009 | withdrawn 23 April 2012 |
Who decides
| Applications | Calderdale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenden Moor | wind farm | 9.2 | decommissioned | 0.6 |
| Holmfield Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Old Allen Road, Wilsden | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Swales Moor Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 5.8 |
| Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Lane Side | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Stor Generation Plant | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 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 (53.7789, -1.9333).