Watford Lodge (12.5 MW wind farm)
Watford Lodge is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 November 2015; the record was last updated on 17 December 2015.
12.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 December 2015record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2008 | Application submitted |
| 20 April 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 21 December 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 December 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 23 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Broadview Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- DA/2009/0620
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- runs from Watford to West Hadon Road along norhtern side of railway
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 174 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4424
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford Gap Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.6 |
| Crick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Crockwell Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Crockwell Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Crick Road | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Winwick | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 5.3 |
| Yelvertoft Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 6.1 |
| The A361, Ashby St Ledgers Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Rugby Road, Kilsby - Rainsbrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
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 (52.3265, -1.1069).