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Cumberhead Wind Farm
Cumberhead Wind Farm is operational in South Lanarkshire with a recorded capacity of 48 MW, and has been generating since 2023-09-11.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2015-06-19 |
| Permission granted | 2021-05-13 71 months after submission |
| Operational | 2023-09-11 28 months after consent |
South Lanarkshire’s record on onshore wind
South Lanarkshire has decided 49 onshore wind schemes and approved 73%, taking a median of 15.9 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in South Lanarkshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension Wind Onshore · Operational | 26 | 2.5 km |
Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.8 | 3 km |
Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.8 | 3.1 km |
Galawhistle Wind Onshore · Operational | 66 | 3.7 km |
Nutberry Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 15 | 3.9 km |
Douglas West Wind Farm (extension) Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 78 | 4.7 km |
Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project Wind Onshore · Operational | 45 | 4.7 km |
Douglas West Wind Farm (extension) Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 4.7 km |
How big is Cumberhead Wind Farm?
Cumberhead Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 48 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 Cumberhead Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust. 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 Cumberhead Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2015-06-19. Permission was granted on 2021-05-13, 71 months later. The site became operational on 2023-09-11, 28 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 5455.
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