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Oldside Wind Farm
Oldside Wind Farm is an operational 5.4 MW onshore wind farm in Cumberland, generating since 1 September 1996. Planning permission was granted on 10 January 1996, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Windprospect / Windcluster.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 October 1995 |
| Permission granted | 10 January 1996 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 September 1996 8 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
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.
Cumberland’s record on onshore wind
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 49 | 0.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 1.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.2 | 1.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 2.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.2 | 4.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 4.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.8 | 4.8 km |
How big is Oldside Wind Farm?
Oldside Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 5.4 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 Oldside Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Windprospect / Windcluster. 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 Oldside Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 October 1995. Permission was granted on 10 January 1996, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 September 1996, 8 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 2625.
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