Sheephouse Heights Windfarm (15 MW)
Sheephouse Heights Windfarm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Sheffield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 16 December 2009; the record was last updated on 30 July 2010.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 July 2010record last updated
Sheffieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2008 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 July 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Evelop UK Limited (previously known as Breeze Renewable Energy)
- Planning authority
- Sheffield
- Planning application reference
- 2008/0838
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- 2km North West of Stocksbridge and 10km south west of Barnsley, S36 1JJ
- Council area (by location)
- Sheffield
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3064
Who decides
| Applications | Sheffield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofts Lane | battery storage | 40 | permission expired | 1.4 |
| Tofts Lane, Hunshelf | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Royd Moor | wind farm | 5.9 | operational | 5.9 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 7.6 |
| Blackstone Edge | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Hazlehead | wind farm | 6 | operational | 8.8 |
| Dearne Head Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 9.9 |
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 (53.4876, -1.6201).