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Four Burrows Wind Farm
Four Burrows Wind Farm is an operational 4.5 MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall, generating since 1 March 1998. Planning permission was granted on 9 March 1995, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Renewable Energy Systems (RES).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 November 1994 |
| Permission granted | 9 March 1995 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 March 1998 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 | 6.3 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.2 | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.7 | 3.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.9 | 4.3 km |
How big is Four Burrows Wind Farm?
Four Burrows Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 4.5 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 Four Burrows Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Renewable Energy Systems (RES). 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 Four Burrows Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 November 1994. Permission was granted on 9 March 1995, 4 months later. The site became operational on 1 March 1998, 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 3578.
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