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Lancaster University (wind)
Lancaster University (wind) is an operational 2 MW onshore wind farm in Lancaster, generating since 18 February 2013. Planning permission was granted on 11 August 2011, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: Lancaster University.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 October 2010 |
| Permission granted | 11 August 2011 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 18 February 2013 18 months after consent |
Screening a site of your own?
Lancaster approves 80% of onshore wind schemes. Redline puts that number, and everything else the record holds, against your own boundary: the authority’s actual approval rate and decision times, every designation inside the red line, agricultural grade, 1 m LIDAR earthworks, how contested the grid is, and yield with a P90 — before you spend on a consultant.
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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.
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.
Lancaster’s record on onshore wind
Lancaster has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 80%, taking a median of 9.9 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Lancaster →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 16.5 | 2.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 3.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.5 | 6.4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 6.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 4 | 6.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.2 km |
How big is Lancaster University (wind)?
Lancaster University (wind) has a recorded installed capacity of 2 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 Lancaster University (wind)?
REPD records the operator as Lancaster University. 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 Lancaster University (wind) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 October 2010. Permission was granted on 11 August 2011, 10 months later. The site became operational on 18 February 2013, 18 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 3803.
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