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Great Orton
Great Orton is operational in Cumberland with a recorded capacity of 4 MW, and has been generating since 1999-12-21.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1998-02-26 |
| Permission granted | 1999-06-15 16 months after submission |
| Operational | 1999-12-21 6 months after consent |
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.
Cumberland’s record on onshore wind
Cumberland has decided 38 onshore wind schemes and approved 66%, taking a median of 10.3 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Cumberland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Great Orton Wind Farm (Extension) Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 0.3 km |
Orton Park Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.6 | 4.5 km |
Land between Orton Park Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.4 | 5.7 km |
Land west of Welton Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.4 | 8.5 km |
Kingmoor Park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.4 km |
High Pow Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.9 | 11.7 km |
Land at Wreay Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 12.9 km |
How big is Great Orton?
Great Orton 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 Great Orton?
REPD records the operator as Cumbria Wind Farms. 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 Great Orton approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1998-02-26. Permission was granted on 1999-06-15, 16 months later. The site became operational on 1999-12-21, 6 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 3491.
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