Armistead Wind Farm (12 MW)
Armistead Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 February 2013; the record was last updated on 20 May 2013.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 May 2013record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2008 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 July 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 July 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 11 February 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- SL/2008/0318
- Appeal reference
- APP/M0933/A/08/2090274
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the east of Crosslands Farm, near Old Hutton, Kendal South Lakeland, LA6 2QJ
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 120 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3986
Who decides
| Applications | Westmorland and Furness | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 42 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 14 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 9 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskrigg End Road, Old Hutton | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Greaves Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Greenmoor Bank | battery storage | 50 | refused | 3.4 |
| Killington Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | abandoned | 5.4 |
| Lambrigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Firbank Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.7 | refused | 7.5 |
| Land North of Saddler Nook Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.276, -2.6388).