Scalm Park / Bishopwood (17.5 MW wind farm)
Scalm Park / Bishopwood is a 17.5 MW wind farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 30 August 2018.
17.5 MWwind farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 August 2018record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 October 2013 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 November 2015 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 17.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2018
- Operator or applicant
- ProWind GMBH
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 09/0464/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/N2739/A/13/2201308
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Wistow Common, Selby, North Yorks
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 185 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3679
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalm Park, Wistow Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Broad Lane, Cawood Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Solar Farm at Woodcock Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.5 | refused | 4.6 |
| Land at Ash Row Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation | rooftop solar | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Barlow Road, Barlow Road | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Solar Farm at Light Valley Solar Sites | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Wood Lane | wind farm | 32.2 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
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 (53.7909, -1.1429).