Ray Wind Farm (54.4 MW)
Ray Wind Farm is a 54.4 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 February 2017; the record was last updated on 30 October 2017.
54.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 October 2017record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 December 2005 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 5 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 06/00023/CPC
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Kirkwhelpington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 256 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4026
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 20 | operational | 1.9 |
| Steadings Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | refused | 5.0 |
| Green Rigg | wind farm | 36 | operational | 6.6 |
| Kirkharle Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 8.1 |
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 (55.1822, -2.0714).