Wood Lane (32.2 MW wind farm)
Wood Lane is a 32.2 MW wind farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 8 December 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
32.2 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 32.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- ProWind Gateforth Wind Farm GMBH and Co KG
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 09/0393/FUL
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Birkin, Knottingly, West Yorks
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- REPD reference
- 4144
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggborough Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 550 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Corner Of Weeland Road, Lunn Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Weeland Road, Kellingley Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Stocking Lane Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Solar Farm at Light Valley Solar Sites | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Eggborough Power Station, Selby Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Knottingley A | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
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 (53.7379, -1.1859).