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Winscales Moor
Winscales Moor is an operational 6 MW onshore wind farm in Cumberland, generating since 1 May 2009. Planning permission was granted on 20 June 2007, 9 months after submission. Operator of record: Gravis Capital Management.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 October 2006 |
| Permission granted | 20 June 2007 9 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 May 2009 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.8 | 1.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 3.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 49 | 4.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 4.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.4 | 4.3 km |
How big is Winscales Moor?
Winscales Moor 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 Winscales Moor?
REPD records the operator as Gravis Capital Management. 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 Winscales Moor approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 October 2006. Permission was granted on 20 June 2007, 9 months later. The site became operational on 1 May 2009, 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 2986.
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