Pontefract Wind Farm (12 MW)
Pontefract Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind farm project in Wakefield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 22 June 2010; the record was last updated on 7 December 2010.
12 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
7 December 2010record last updated
Wakefieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 May 2007 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 June 2010 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Development
- Planning authority
- Wakefield
- Planning application reference
- 07/01338/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 09/00024/REF
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Went Edge, South Pontefract
- Council area (by location)
- Wakefield
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3455
Who decides
| Applications | Wakefield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrington Quarry | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 4.1 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 20 | operational | 4.1 |
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy | battery storage | 150 | operational | 4.4 |
| Knottingley A | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Leys Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Cooksland Farm, Old Snydale -Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Rawfield Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Newton Lane, Ledston | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
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 (53.688, -1.3125).