Onshore wind · United Kingdom

River Valley Wind farm

Application Refused18 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 25 November 2014

The site

Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 18 MW
Status: Application Refused (Secretary of State - Refusal)
Operator or applicant: RWE npower
Location: Land North West Of Welham Bridge West Howden Road Holme Upon Spalding Moor East Riding Of Yorkshire, Humberside, United Kingdom
Planning authority: East Riding of Yorkshire
Planning application: 12/04561/STPLFE
Appeal reference: APP/E2001/A/13/2207817
Turbines: 6

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Timeline

7 November 2012 Planning application submitted
13 August 2013 Planning permission refused
13 October 2013 Appeal lodged
4 December 2013 Secretary of State intervened
15 October 2014 Refused by the Secretary of State

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Incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm projectEIR-1624 · 2026
Fire destroys turbine at Whitelee windfarm near GlasgowEIR-1157 · 2026
Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in WalesEIR-0874 · 2026
Nordex turbine damaged by suspected lightning strike at UK wind farmEIR-0732 · 2026
Wind turbine fire at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm in CumbriaEIR-0363 · 2026

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