Sancton Hill (10 MW wind farm)
Sancton Hill is a 10 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 June 2012; the record was last updated on 18 December 2013.
10 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 December 2013record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 May 2010 | Application submitted |
| 10 February 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2011 | Construction started |
| 12 June 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2013
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power)
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 10/02080/STPLFE
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- nr Market Weighton, Sancton, York,
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3735
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sancton Hill 08/05723/STPFE | 10 | 12 December 2008 | refused 19 March 2009 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sober Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 1.4 |
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 (53.8451, -0.6099).