Wryde Croft (26 MW wind farm)
Wryde Croft is a 26 MW wind farm project in Peterborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 February 2016; the record was last updated on 15 February 2016.
26 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 February 2016record last updated
Peterboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2006 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 April 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 20 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Peterborough
- Planning application reference
- 07/01411/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 08/00048/REFPP
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Nutsgrove, South of Thorney.
- Council area (by location)
- Peterborough
- Time to decision
- 196 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4248
Who decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Nutsgrove Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | abandoned | 0.7 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Morris Fen (Wind) | wind farm | 16 | refused | 3.7 |
| Morris Fen (PV) | solar farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| French Farm 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 8 | refused | 5.4 |
| Treading Wind Farm - Fenland | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Gores Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
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 (52.6422, -0.0323).