Wadlow Wind Farm (26 MW)
Wadlow Wind Farm is a 26 MW wind farm project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2012; the record was last updated on 30 September 2016.
26 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2016record last updated
South Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2006 | Application submitted |
| 6 June 2007 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 9 November 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 November 2009 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 August 2011 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- DIF
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/1018/06/F
- Turbines
- 13
- Address (REPD)
- Nr West Wratting, South Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 182 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3935
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wilbraham Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.1 | operational | 3.8 |
| Newmarket Road, Bottisham | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Little Linton Farm | wind farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
| Exning | solar farm | 29.9 | operational | 9.6 |
| Sawston Solar Farm (Land North of Dales Manor Business Park) | solar farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 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 (52.166, 0.316).