Sober Hill Wind Farm (15 MW)
Sober Hill Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2013; the record was last updated on 20 August 2014.
15 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 August 2014record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2008 | Application submitted |
| 3 April 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 March 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 08/04816/STPLFE
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Sober Hill Farm Stoneknowle Hill North Newbald
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4327
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sober Hill Wind Farm | 1.5 | 1 September 1995 | refused 14 December 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancton Hill | wind farm | 10 | operational | 1.4 |
| Bagletts Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 9.8 |
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 (53.8349, -0.5967).