Vectis wind farm (12.5 MW)
Vectis wind farm is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 July 2012; the record was last updated on 17 May 2013.
12.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
17 May 2013record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2011 | Application submitted |
| 23 July 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 17 May 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Infinergy
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- P/00706/11
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Vectis wind farm, land south of Wellow/east of Holmfield Avenue west of Stoneovers and off Broad Lane Shalcombe Yarmouth Isle Of Wight PO41
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3755
Who decides
| Applications | Isle of Wight | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellow Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 0.9 |
| Lee Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Homestead Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 1.5 |
| Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Wilmingham Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.3 |
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 (50.6825, -1.4533).