Silton Wind Farm (10 MW)
Silton Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 8 November 2012; the record was last updated on 7 December 2012.
10 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
7 December 2012record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 August 2010 | Application submitted |
| 1 March 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 November 2012 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity / Next Generation
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 2/2010/0731/PLNG
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- land between West Bourton and Whistley Farm, near Silton,
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3731
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silton Wind Park 2/2008/0661 | 8 | 26 June 2008 | withdrawn 12 July 2009 |
Who decides
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm (Dorset) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Clapton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Fernbrook Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Land at Sutor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Brains Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Higher Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
| Hook Valley Solar Park | solar farm | 17 | operational | 8.9 |
| Hawkers Hill Energy Park | battery storage | 20 | operational | 9.0 |
| Shaftesbury Energy Park | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (51.066, -2.3099).