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Bears Down Wind Farm
Bears Down Wind Farm is an operational 9.8 MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall, generating since 31 August 2001. Planning permission was granted on 27 June 2000, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: Natural Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 May 2000 |
| Permission granted | 27 June 2000 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 August 2001 14 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Cornwall’s record on onshore wind
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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.1 | 5.8 km |
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How big is Bears Down Wind Farm?
Bears Down Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 9.8 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Bears Down Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Natural Power. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Bears Down Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 May 2000. Permission was granted on 27 June 2000, 1 months later. The site became operational on 31 August 2001, 14 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3392.
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