Pilrow (12 MW wind farm)
Pilrow is a 12 MW wind farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 31 July 2014; the record was last updated on 5 September 2014.
12 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 September 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | Application submitted |
| 8 April 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 July 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Broadview Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 24/12/00018
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- immediately east of the M5 motorway, approximately 1km south of Rooks Bridge village, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4413
Who decides
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlawn Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 0.9 |
| Inner Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.8 |
| Watchfield Lawn | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 4.1 |
| Wick Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 14.6 | operational | 5.6 |
| South Hill Farm solar park | solar farm | 7.8 | refused | 6.4 |
| Huntspill Level Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Withy End | wind farm | 10 | refused | 8.4 |
| Black Ditch | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 8.5 |
| Pyde Drove | solar farm | 7 | operational | 8.9 |
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 (51.2578, -2.9161).