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Beck Burn
Beck Burn is an operational 31 MW onshore wind farm in Cumberland, generating since 26 April 2017. Planning permission was granted on 30 April 2015, 18 months after submission. Operator of record: EDF Energy Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 November 2013 |
| Permission granted | 30 April 2015 18 months after submission |
| Operational | 26 April 2017 24 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural 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.
Cumberland’s record on onshore wind
Cumberland has decided 38 onshore wind schemes and approved 66%, taking a median of 10.3 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Cumberland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 13.2 | 7.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 30 | 11.2 km |
How big is Beck Burn?
Beck Burn has a recorded installed capacity of 31 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 Beck Burn?
REPD records the operator as EDF Energy Renewables. 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 Beck Burn approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 November 2013. Permission was granted on 30 April 2015, 18 months later. The site became operational on 26 April 2017, 24 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 4544.
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