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Kirkby Moor
Kirkby Moor is an operational 4.8 MW onshore wind farm in Westmorland and Furness, generating since 1 January 1993. Planning permission was granted on 13 June 2017, 30 months after submission. Operator of record: Npower Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 19 December 2014 |
| Permission granted | 13 June 2017 30 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 January 1993 |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 5 agricultural land.
- National Park — Lake District
- SSSI — Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons SSSI
- Special Area of Conservation — Subberthwaite, Blawith & Torver Low Commons
- World Heritage Site — The English Lake District
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.
Westmorland and Furness’s record on onshore wind
Westmorland and Furness has decided 17 onshore wind schemes and approved 35%, taking a median of 16.8 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Westmorland and Furness →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 11.5 | 5.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 5.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.6 | 8.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 10.4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.2 | 11.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.4 | 13.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.2 | 13.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 14.8 km |
How big is Kirkby Moor?
Kirkby Moor has a recorded installed capacity of 4.8 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 Kirkby Moor?
REPD records the operator as Npower Renewables. 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 Kirkby Moor approved and built?
The application was submitted on 19 December 2014. Permission was granted on 13 June 2017, 30 months later. The site became operational on 1 January 1993.
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 2713.
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