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French Farm
French Farm is an operational 4 MW onshore wind farm in Peterborough, generating since 24 November 2016. Planning permission was granted on 10 September 2010, 22 months after submission. Operator of record: REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 6 November 2008 |
| Permission granted | 10 September 2010 22 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 November 2016 74 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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.
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How big is French Farm?
French Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 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 French Farm?
REPD records the operator as REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power). 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 French Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 6 November 2008. Permission was granted on 10 September 2010, 22 months later. The site became operational on 24 November 2016, 74 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 4637.
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