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Coldham
Coldham is an operational 16 MW onshore wind farm in Fenland, generating since 1 November 2005. Planning permission was granted on 7 October 2004, 62 months after submission. Operator of record: Wind Prospect / TXU.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 August 1999 |
| Permission granted | 7 October 2004 62 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 November 2005 13 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 1 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.
Fenland’s record on onshore wind
Fenland has decided 20 onshore wind schemes and approved 85%, taking a median of 12.8 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Fenland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 14 | 1.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 2.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 14 | 3.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 3.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 18 | 3.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 3.6 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.5 | 6.4 km |
How big is Coldham?
Coldham 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 Coldham?
REPD records the operator as Wind Prospect / TXU. 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 Coldham approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 August 1999. Permission was granted on 7 October 2004, 62 months later. The site became operational on 1 November 2005, 13 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 3607.
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