RAF Molesworth Wind Farm (15 MW)
RAF Molesworth Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 2 May 2014; the record was last updated on 11 December 2014.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
11 December 2014record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 June 2012 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 June 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 5 December 2014 | Appeal refused |
| 5 December 2014 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 11 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 1200967FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/H0520/A/13/2197548
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- sw/o Raf Molesworth, Warren Lane, Bythorn, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4538
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Lodge Farm, Huntingdon Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Foxholes Farm, Roman Road | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Ellands Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 7.9 |
| Bicton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 8.0 |
| Colpmans Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Rookery Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 8.2 |
| Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (52.3789, -0.452).