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Crimp Wind Farm
Crimp Wind Farm is an operational 2.4 MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall, generating since 1 April 2011. Planning permission was granted on 2 April 2008, 40 months after submission. Operator of record: Crimp Power Ltd (West Coast Energy).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 December 2004 |
| Permission granted | 2 April 2008 40 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2011 36 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
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
Cornwall has decided 35 onshore wind schemes and approved 74%, taking a median of 7.5 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Cornwall →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15.6 | 10.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 12.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 6.5 | 13.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.4 | 13.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 13.5 km |
How big is Crimp Wind Farm?
Crimp Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 2.4 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 Crimp Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Crimp Power Ltd (West Coast 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 Crimp Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 December 2004. Permission was granted on 2 April 2008, 40 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2011, 36 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 3458.
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