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Sober Hill Wind Farm
Sober Hill Wind Farm is an operational 15 MW onshore wind farm in East Riding of Yorkshire, generating since 1 September 2013. Planning permission was granted on 19 March 2010, 17 months after submission. Operator of record: West Coast Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 October 2008 |
| Permission granted | 19 March 2010 17 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 September 2013 41 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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.
East Riding of Yorkshire’s record on onshore wind
East Riding of Yorkshire has decided 55 onshore wind schemes and approved 82%, taking a median of 7.8 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in East Riding of Yorkshire →
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How big is Sober Hill Wind Farm?
Sober Hill Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 15 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 Sober Hill Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as West Coast Energy. 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 Sober Hill Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 October 2008. Permission was granted on 19 March 2010, 17 months later. The site became operational on 1 September 2013, 41 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 4327.
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