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Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering
Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering is an operational 16 MW onshore wind farm in Lancaster, generating since 1 June 2006. Planning permission was granted on 1 October 2004, 23 months after submission. Operator of record: Hainsford Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 November 2002 |
| Permission granted | 1 October 2004 23 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 June 2006 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 5 agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Forest Of Bowland
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.
Lancaster’s record on onshore wind
Lancaster has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 80%, taking a median of 9.9 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Lancaster →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 16.5 | 10.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 10.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 4 | 11.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 11.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 12 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 12.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.5 | 14.4 km |
How big is Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering?
Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering has a recorded installed capacity of 16 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 Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering?
REPD records the operator as Hainsford Energy. 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 Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 November 2002. Permission was granted on 1 October 2004, 23 months later. The site became operational on 1 June 2006, 20 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 3171.
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