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Otterham Down Wind Farm
Otterham Down Wind Farm is an operational 3.2 MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall, generating since 17 August 2011. Planning permission was granted on 13 October 2009, 40 months after submission. Operator of record: Otter Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 June 2006 |
| Permission granted | 13 October 2009 40 months after submission |
| Operational | 17 August 2011 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.
Cornwall’s record on onshore wind
Cornwall has decided 35 onshore wind schemes and approved 74%, taking a median of 7.5 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Cornwall →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 0.9 | 2.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 4.7 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 4.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.6 | 6.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.2 | 8.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 41 | 8.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 11.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 13.2 km |
How big is Otterham Down Wind Farm?
Otterham Down Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 3.2 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 Otterham Down Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Otter Power. 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 Otterham Down Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 June 2006. Permission was granted on 13 October 2009, 40 months later. The site became operational on 17 August 2011, 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 3941.
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