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Low Spinney Wind Farm
Low Spinney Wind Farm is an operational 8 MW onshore wind farm in Harborough, generating since 29 September 2011. Planning permission was granted on 3 September 2009, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Infinis, previously Broadview Energy Developments.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 11 February 2009 |
| Permission granted | 3 September 2009 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 29 September 2011 25 months after consent |
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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.
Harborough’s record on onshore wind
Harborough has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 40%, taking a median of 3.9 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Harborough →
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|---|---|---|
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Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.7 | 8.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18.3 | 8.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 9.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 22 | 10.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.5 | 10.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 20 | 10.2 km |
How big is Low Spinney Wind Farm?
Low Spinney Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Low Spinney Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Infinis, previously Broadview Energy Developments. 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 Low Spinney Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 11 February 2009. Permission was granted on 3 September 2009, 7 months later. The site became operational on 29 September 2011, 25 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 3682.
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