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Whittlesey
Whittlesey is an operational 9 MW onshore wind farm in Fenland, generating since 3 September 2008. Planning permission was granted on 9 July 2007, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 April 2007 |
| Permission granted | 9 July 2007 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 3 September 2008 14 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural 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.
Fenland’s record on onshore wind
Fenland has decided 20 onshore wind schemes and approved 85%, taking a median of 12.8 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Fenland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.7 | 1.9 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 7.3 | 3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 5.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.4 | 5.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 6.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 16 | 6.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 9.7 km |
How big is Whittlesey?
Whittlesey has a recorded installed capacity of 9 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 Whittlesey?
REPD records the operator as REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and 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 Whittlesey approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 April 2007. Permission was granted on 9 July 2007, 3 months later. The site became operational on 3 September 2008, 14 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 3021.
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