Windy Bank Windfarm (14 MW)
Windy Bank Windfarm is a 14 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 May 2015; the record was last updated on 20 May 2015.
14 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
20 May 2015record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- CMA/6/48
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land to north of the village of Woodland, south of Windy Bank Road
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 196 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4429
Who decides
| Applications | County Durham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 51 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 13 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: County Durham, Durham.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Farm, Low Lands Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (54.6488, -1.8921).