Swift Wind Farm (Bransford Bridge) (8 MW)
Swift Wind Farm (Bransford Bridge) is an 8 MW wind farm project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 18 January 2016; the record was last updated on 5 February 2016.
8 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 February 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 October 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- R12/2009
- Appeal reference
- APP/E3715/A/14/2227479
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- n/w of Junction 1, M6, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3899
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransford Bridge | wind farm | 18 | refused | 1.1 |
| Harborough Fields Farm | solar farm | 27 | permission expired | 1.1 |
| Streetfield Farm | solar farm | 18.3 | operational | 1.1 |
| Swift Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| School Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 1.5 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 2.9 |
| Coal Pit Lane, Willey Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 6.4 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 6.5 |
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 (52.43, -1.256).