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Onshore wind planning in Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness has decided 17 onshore wind schemes and approved 35% of them, taking a median of 16.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 42 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Westmorland and Furness compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Westmorland and Furness sits in the 8th percentile for approval rate (33 points below the England average) and the 28th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (21)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Road - Wind Turbine Solar Ventus Limited · B18/2024/0209 · 16.6 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2026-01-16 |
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Road - Wind Turbine Solar Ventus Limited · B18/2024/0209 | — | Application Submitted | 2024-08-28 |
Kirkby Moor Npower Renewables · Unknown · 29.8 mo to decide | 4.8 | Operational | 2017-06-13 |
Kirkby Moor Repowering RWE Renewables · SL/2014/1220 · 8.9 mo to decide | 18 | Application Refused | 2015-11-26 |
Hay Close Wind Farm REG Windpower · 14/0637 · 3 mo to decide | 10 | Appeal Withdrawn | 2014-10-16 |
Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering) Baywind Co-op & Energy4All & Belltown Power · B06/2011/0662 · 34.6 mo to decide | 11.5 | Operational | 2014-07-24 |
Killington Wind Farm Banks Renewables · SL/2012/0845 · 16.4 mo to decide | 10.2 | Abandoned | 2014-02-11 |
Armistead Wind Farm Banks Renewables · SL/2008/0318 · 27.7 mo to decide | 12 | Operational | 2010-07-15 |
Lamonby Wind Farm Powergen /E.ON-UK · 05/0758 | 27 | Application Withdrawn | 2009-06-11 |
Grise Wind Prospect Ireland Ltd. · 06/0075 · 36.2 mo to decide | 27 | Appeal Refused | 2009-01-06 |
Berrier Hill West Coast Energy · 07/0636 · 16.8 mo to decide | 22.5 | Appeal Refused | 2009-01-02 |
Hoff Moor Npower Renewables · 49.7 mo to decide | 9 | Application Refused | 2007-02-22 |
Whinash Wind Farm Renewable Development Company Ltd · 29.1 mo to decide | 67.5 | Application Refused | 2006-03-02 |
Lowick Beacon Ecotricity · 5/00/2278 · 7 mo to decide | 4.2 | Application Refused | 2001-03-30 |
Lambrigg Wind Farm Lambrigg Windfarm Ltd · 5/98/1478 · 12.3 mo to decide | 6.5 | Operational | 1999-07-02 |
Barkin House Wind Farm Farm Energy (The Wind Company Ltd) · 6.5 mo to decide | 4.7 | Application Refused | 1999-04-07 |
Firbank Wind Farm Colham Energy Ltd · 2.4 mo to decide | 9.7 | Application Refused | 1998-12-08 |
Askam Cannock Renewables · 30.8 mo to decide | 4.6 | Operational | 1997-10-06 |
Lowick Beacon Windfarm Micon Wind Turbines · 5951340 · 27.6 mo to decide | 1.2 | Application Refused | 1997-10-06 |
Gunson Height Wind Farm RWE npower · 21 mo to decide | 7.8 | Application Refused | 1997-10-06 |
Harlock Hill Wind Farm The Wind Company · 14.9 mo to decide | 2.5 | Operational | 1996-05-03 |
Does Westmorland and Furness approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 17 onshore wind schemes Westmorland and Furness has decided, 35% were approved (6 granted, 11 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Westmorland and Furness?
The median time from application to decision is 16.8 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Westmorland and Furness consented?
42 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes, with 172 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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