Withernwick (18 MW wind farm)
Withernwick is an 18 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 March 2013; the record was last updated on 3 June 2013.
18 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 June 2013record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 April 2008 | Application submitted |
| 2 September 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2012 | Construction started |
| 19 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 08/01964/STPLFE
- Appeal reference
- 08/00213/REFUSE
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Land North And North East Homer House Aldbrough Road Withernwick East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3987
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withernwick (withdrawn) | wind farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 0.4 |
| Withernwick extension | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 1.6 |
| Hull Solar Farm | solar farm | 25.7 | under construction | 9.2 |
| Turf Carr Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Froghall Farm, Wyton Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| Froghall Farm, Wyton Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (53.8457, -0.1726).