Nissan Wind Farm

Nissan Wind Farm is an operational 4 MW onshore wind farm in Sunderland, generating since 1 November 2005. Planning permission was granted on 1 August 2005, 9 months after submission. Operator of record: Nissan Manufacturing UK.

4 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 1 November 2005

Wind Onshore

Technology

Nissan Manufacturing UK

Sunderland

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	20 October 2004
Permission granted	1 August 2005 9 months after submission
Operational	1 November 2005 3 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.

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Nissan Motors Plant Extn Wind Onshore · Operational	2	0 km
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Nissan Test Track Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	4.8	1.2 km
Sedgeletch Sewage Treatment Works Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction	—	7 km
PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension 2) Landfill Gas · Operational	1	7.2 km
Port of Tyne Battery · Operational	35	7.2 km
PG4 St Bedes Power Generation Landfill Gas · Operational	2	7.3 km
PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension) Landfill Gas · Operational	2	7.4 km

How big is Nissan Wind Farm?

Nissan Wind Farm 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 Nissan Wind Farm?

REPD records the operator as Nissan Manufacturing UK. 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 Nissan Wind Farm approved and built?

The application was submitted on 20 October 2004. Permission was granted on 1 August 2005, 9 months later. The site became operational on 1 November 2005, 3 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 2944.

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