Solar, wind and battery projects near Ravenglass (CA18)
1 solar, wind or battery project of 150 kW or more is recorded within 10 km of the centre of CA18 (Cumberland): none of them is pending, approved or operational. The largest scheme is Drigg Wind Cluster (3 MW wind farm, refused on appeal on 30 December 1997), 4.9 km away. Offshore, 4 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Ormonde Offshore (150 MW, operational), 29.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CA18
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drigg Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 3 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2009 | Jul 1996 | refused Nov 1996 | Jun 2009 | Cumberland | 4.9 |
Distance from the average position of the CA18 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 29.7 |
| Walney 2 | 184 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | 33.6 |
| Walney 1 | 184 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | 35.9 |
| Walney 3 | 659 | operationalupdated Jun 2020 | 37.1 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Cumberland decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.