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M1 J18 Wind Turbines
M1 J18 Wind Turbines is an operational 4 MW onshore wind farm in West Northamptonshire, generating since 15 December 2014. Planning permission was granted on 12 February 2013, 17 months after submission. Operator of record: Airvolution Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 September 2011 |
| Permission granted | 12 February 2013 17 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 December 2014 22 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.
West Northamptonshire’s record on onshore wind
West Northamptonshire has decided 12 onshore wind schemes and approved 67%, taking a median of 17.6 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in West Northamptonshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 1.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 16 | 2.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 3.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.5 | 4.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.3 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 20 | 6.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 22 | 7 km |
How big is M1 J18 Wind Turbines?
M1 J18 Wind Turbines 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 M1 J18 Wind Turbines?
REPD records the operator as Airvolution Energy. 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 M1 J18 Wind Turbines approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 September 2011. Permission was granted on 12 February 2013, 17 months later. The site became operational on 15 December 2014, 22 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 4598.
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