Poplar Lane Wind Farm (14 MW)
Poplar Lane Wind Farm is a 14 MW wind farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 15 July 2009; the record was last updated on 6 December 2010.
14 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
6 December 2010record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2008 | Application submitted |
| 2 September 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 July 2009 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 6 December 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Nuon Renewables
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 08/00831/EIA
- Appeal reference
- 08/00831/EIA
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- North Shropshire midway between the villages of Woore and Norton in Hales.
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3059
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maer Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | abandoned | 5.5 |
| Hatherton Lodge | solar farm | 8.3 | permission expired | 7.3 |
| Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Hollins Lane | battery storage | 13 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (52.9576, -2.4175).