Rushley Lodge Farm (12.5 MW wind farm)
Rushley Lodge Farm is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in Derbyshire Dales, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 22 April 2010; the record was last updated on 6 August 2010.
12.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
6 August 2010record last updated
Derbyshire Dalescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2009 | Application submitted |
| 22 April 2010 | Appeal refused |
| 9 July 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 6 August 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Derbyshire wind Energy
- Planning authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Planning application reference
- 09/00060/FUL
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- off Wirestone Lane, Middle Moor, Matlock, Derbyshire. DE4 5LZ
- Council area (by location)
- Derbyshire Dales
- Time to decision
- 336 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2705
Who decides
| Applications | Derbyshire Dales | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (23%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 5 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langer Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines | wind farm | 5 | operational | 9.1 |
| Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 9.1 |
| Padleywood Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
| Averhill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
| Alfreton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |
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 (53.151, -1.5285).