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Potato Pot Wind Farm
Potato Pot Wind Farm is an operational 6 MW onshore wind farm in Cumberland, generating since 15 September 2016. Planning permission was granted on 23 October 2013, 15 months after submission. Operator of record: Capital Dynamics.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 August 2012 |
| Permission granted | 23 October 2013 15 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 September 2016 35 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake SAC
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
Cumberland has decided 38 onshore wind schemes and approved 66%, taking a median of 10.3 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Cumberland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.8 | 0.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 0.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.5 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.8 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.7 | 4.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 4.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.4 | 7.2 km |
How big is Potato Pot Wind Farm?
Potato Pot Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 6 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 Potato Pot Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Capital Dynamics. 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 Potato Pot Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 August 2012. Permission was granted on 23 October 2013, 15 months later. The site became operational on 15 September 2016, 35 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 4233.
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