Rayburn Wind Farm (10 MW)
Rayburn Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 7 October 2014; the record was last updated on 6 November 2014.
10 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 November 2014record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 7 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 13/03346/RENEIA
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- 5km south of Wingates and 2km north of Netherwitton, to the west of Rayburn Lake near Morpeth.
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4202
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayburn Lake Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 0.5 |
| Wingates Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 5.9 |
| Wingates Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 5.9 |
| Todd Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 6.1 |
| Fenrother Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 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 (55.2277, -1.8361).