Wingates Wind Farm (15 MW)
Wingates Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2013; the record was last updated on 4 June 2013.
15 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2013record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 December 2008 | Application submitted |
| 4 May 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Ventient (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- C/09/00084/CCMEIA
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Wingates, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northampronshire. NE65 8
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 126 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3754
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingates Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | <0.1 |
| Rayburn Lake Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Rayburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 5.9 |
| Fenrother Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| Debdon Farm Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.1 | refused | 7.3 |
| Todd Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 9.2 |
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 (55.2753, -1.7964).