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Frodsham Marsh
Frodsham Marsh is an operational 50.4 MW onshore wind farm in Cheshire West and Chester, generating since 15 November 2016. Planning permission was granted on 19 October 2012, 32 months after submission. Operator of record: Foresight/Belltown.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 February 2010 |
| Permission granted | 19 October 2012 32 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 November 2016 49 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.
- Green Belt — Cheshire West and Chester
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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
EfW Incineration · Operational | 100 | 3 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 21.5 | 3.9 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 35 | 4.3 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 5.2 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 5 | 6 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 20 | 6.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.6 | 8.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 6 | 8.2 km |
How big is Frodsham Marsh?
Frodsham Marsh has a recorded installed capacity of 50.4 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 Frodsham Marsh?
REPD records the operator as Foresight/Belltown. 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 Frodsham Marsh approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 February 2010. Permission was granted on 19 October 2012, 32 months later. The site became operational on 15 November 2016, 49 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 3694.
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