Watford Gap Wind Farm (10 MW)
Watford Gap Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 April 2014; the record was last updated on 6 June 2014.
10 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 June 2014record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2011 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 June 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Gamesa Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- DA/2011/0850
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- south of Watford, and north-west of the village of Long Buckby, and to the east of the M1 motorway
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 132 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3831
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockwell Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Crockwell Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Watford Lodge | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Crick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| The A361, Ashby St Ledgers Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Newnham Grange Farm | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Crick Road | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.3 |
| Rugby Road, Kilsby - Rainsbrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Winwick | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (52.3044, -1.117).