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Swinford Wind Farm
Swinford Wind Farm is an operational 22 MW onshore wind farm in Harborough, generating since 21 November 2012. Planning permission was granted on 30 December 2009, 21 months after submission. Operator of record: Nuon UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 April 2008 |
| Permission granted | 30 December 2009 21 months after submission |
| Operational | 21 November 2012 35 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.
Harborough’s record on onshore wind
Harborough has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 40%, taking a median of 3.9 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Harborough →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 20 | 0.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 3.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 26 | 4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 16 | 4.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 6.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18.3 | 6.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 7 km |
How big is Swinford Wind Farm?
Swinford Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 22 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 Swinford Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Nuon 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 Swinford Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 April 2008. Permission was granted on 30 December 2009, 21 months later. The site became operational on 21 November 2012, 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 3685.
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