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Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower
Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower is an operational 12 MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall, generating since 1 November 2010. Planning permission was granted on 4 August 2008, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 December 2007 |
| Permission granted | 4 August 2008 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 November 2010 27 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Cornwall
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 | 4.5 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.21 | 8.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 10.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 12.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.3 | 13.5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 14.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 14.4 km |
How big is Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower?
Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower has a recorded installed capacity of 12 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 Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower?
REPD records the operator as REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & 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 Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 December 2007. Permission was granted on 4 August 2008, 7 months later. The site became operational on 1 November 2010, 27 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 3061.
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