Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension (6.9 MW)
Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in Barnsley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 24 February 2016; the record was last updated on 3 March 2016.
6.9 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
3 March 2016record last updated
Barnsleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 February 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 July 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 February 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- JG Pears Power
- Planning authority
- Barnsley
- Planning application reference
- 2014/1442
- Appeal reference
- APP/R4408/W/15/3089664
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 93 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Spicer Hill, Whitley Road, Whitley Common, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield
- Council area (by location)
- Barnsley
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4791
Who decides
| Applications | Barnsley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 0.4 |
| Blackstone Edge | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Royd Moor | wind farm | 5.9 | operational | 1.9 |
| Dearne Head Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 2.5 |
| Hazlehead | wind farm | 6 | operational | 2.6 |
| Tofts Lane | battery storage | 40 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Tofts Lane, Hunshelf | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Sheephouse Heights Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 7.6 |
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 (53.5399, -1.695).