Rusholme Wind Farm (24 MW)
Rusholme Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 October 2010; the record was last updated on 18 December 2014.
24 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 December 2014record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2004 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2006 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2010 | Construction started |
| 4 October 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 8/26/62/PA
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Newland Wind Farm, Land at Pease Farm, Rushmere Grange, Newland
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 119 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3602
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusholme Grange | battery storage | 40 | operational | 0.7 |
| Hales Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Carlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Camblesforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| East Yorkshire Solar Farm | solar farm | 400 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (53.7303, -0.948).