Swinford Wind Farm (22 MW)
Swinford Wind Farm is a 22 MW wind farm project in Harborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 November 2012; the record was last updated on 7 December 2012.
22 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
7 December 2012record last updated
Harboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 April 2008 | Application submitted |
| 1 September 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 December 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 December 2009 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 December 2011 | Construction started |
| 21 November 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Nuon UK
- Planning authority
- Harborough
- Planning application reference
- 08/00506/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 09/00011/NONDET
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Lutterworth Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, Leicestershire. LE17 6BA
- Council area (by location)
- Harborough
- Time to decision
- 90 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3685
Who decides
| Applications | Harborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinford Wind Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 0.1 |
| Lilbourne Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.0 |
| Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 4.0 |
| Yelvertoft Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 4.3 |
| School Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 4.9 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at North of South Kilworth Road | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Swift Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Crick Road | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.2 |
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 (52.4119, -1.1663).