Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm (8 MW)
Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm is an 8 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 January 2014; the record was last updated on 30 January 2014.
8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 January 2014record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Ventures
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 12/03731/RENEIA
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Tranwell Airfield, Morpeth
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3869
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Burnt House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Todd Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 7.3 |
| Broadway House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Low Horton Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 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 (55.136, -1.7079).