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M1 Wind Farm
M1 Wind Farm is an operational 7.2 MW onshore wind farm in West Northamptonshire, generating since 30 June 2014. Planning permission was granted on 9 May 2013, 18 months after submission. Operator of record: Wind Prospect Developments.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 November 2011 |
| Permission granted | 9 May 2013 18 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 June 2014 14 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 →
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How big is M1 Wind Farm?
M1 Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 7.2 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 M1 Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Wind Prospect 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 M1 Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 November 2011. Permission was granted on 9 May 2013, 18 months later. The site became operational on 30 June 2014, 14 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 4399.
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