Sixpenny Wood Windfarm (33 MW)
Sixpenny Wood Windfarm is a 33 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 July 2013; the record was last updated on 5 January 2015.
33 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2015record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 July 2007 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 December 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 December 2009 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 February 2012 | Construction started |
| 15 July 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 33 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 07/04680/STPLFE
- Appeal reference
- 09/00053/CALLIN
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Between Eastrington, Gilberdyke, Kilpin and Laxton
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 125 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3942
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Yorkshire Solar Farm | solar farm | 400 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Spaldington Common wind cluster | wind farm | 5 | refused | 5.1 |
| Spaldington Airfield | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Charity Farm | wind farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| River Valley Wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 7.7 |
| Rusholme Grange | battery storage | 40 | operational | 8.3 |
| Goole Fields ll Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.9 | operational | 8.4 |
| Rusholme Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 9.0 |
| Goole Fields | wind farm | 32.8 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (53.738, -0.8114).