River Valley Wind farm (18 MW)
River Valley Wind farm is an 18 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 13 August 2013; the record was last updated on 25 November 2014.
18 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 November 2014record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 13 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 October 2013 | Appeal lodged |
| 4 December 2013 | Secretary of State intervened |
| 15 October 2014 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/04561/STPLFE
- Appeal reference
- APP/E2001/A/13/2207817
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Land North West Of Welham Bridge West Howden Road Holme Upon Spalding Moor East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3996
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaldington Airfield | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Spaldington Common wind cluster | wind farm | 5 | refused | 2.6 |
| Market Weighton Road, Barlby Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| East Yorkshire Solar Farm | solar farm | 400 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Sixpenny Wood Windfarm | wind farm | 33 | operational | 7.7 |
| Ryedale Farm, Seaton Common Lane | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Tara Melbourne Road, Thornton | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 10.0 |
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 (53.8072, -0.8167).