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Winscales Phase I and II
Winscales Phase I and II is an operational 8.8 MW onshore wind farm in Cumberland, generating since 1 December 2004. Planning permission was granted on 7 June 1999, 19 months after submission. Operator of record: Cumbria Wind Farms.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 November 1997 |
| Permission granted | 7 June 1999 19 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 December 2004 66 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 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.
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 | 6 | 1.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 2.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.8 | 2.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.4 | 4.8 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 49 | 4.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 5.2 km |
How big is Winscales Phase I and II?
Winscales Phase I and II has a recorded installed capacity of 8.8 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 Phase I and II?
REPD records the operator as Cumbria Wind Farms. 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 Phase I and II approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 November 1997. Permission was granted on 7 June 1999, 19 months later. The site became operational on 1 December 2004, 66 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 3492.
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