Spaldington Airfield (12.5 MW wind farm)
Spaldington Airfield is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 May 2016; the record was last updated on 31 May 2016.
12.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2016record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 November 2009 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 September 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 September 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 June 2013 | Construction started |
| 11 May 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 09/04550/STPLFE
- Appeal reference
- 10/00102/REFUSE
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Holme Road, Spaldington, East Riding, Yorkshire. DN14 7NB
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3700
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaldington Common wind cluster | wind farm | 5 | refused | 1.7 |
| River Valley Wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 1.7 |
| Market Weighton Road, Barlby Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Sixpenny Wood Windfarm | wind farm | 33 | operational | 6.4 |
| East Yorkshire Solar Farm | solar farm | 400 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Ryedale Farm, Seaton Common Lane | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 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 (53.7952, -0.7998).