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Kirkheaton Wind Farm
Kirkheaton Wind Farm is an operational 1.8 MW onshore wind farm in Northumberland, generating since 22 May 2000. Planning permission was granted on 21 January 1999, 15 months after submission. Operator of record: Border Wind Farms Ltd /AMEC.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 November 1997 |
| Permission granted | 21 January 1999 15 months after submission |
| Operational | 22 May 2000 16 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 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.
Northumberland’s record on onshore wind
Northumberland has decided 31 onshore wind schemes and approved 52%, taking a median of 16.3 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Northumberland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 36 | 10.2 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 10.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 54.4 | 11.9 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 13.9 km |
How big is Kirkheaton Wind Farm?
Kirkheaton Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 1.8 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 Kirkheaton Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Border Wind Farms Ltd /AMEC. 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 Kirkheaton Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 November 1997. Permission was granted on 21 January 1999, 15 months later. The site became operational on 22 May 2000, 16 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 2587.
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