Wandylaw (20.5 MW wind farm)
Wandylaw is a 20.5 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 July 2013; the record was last updated on 24 April 2015.
20.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 April 2015record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2006 | Application submitted |
| 24 October 2007 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 10 February 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 February 2008 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 May 2012 | Construction started |
| 30 July 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Blue Energy
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 06/B/0765
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- The Ellingham Estate, 3.5km West of the Village of Ellingham
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4250
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlemoor | wind farm | 54 | 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 (55.5196, -1.7642).