Berrier Hill (22.5 MW wind farm)
Berrier Hill is a 22.5 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 28 June 2010; the record was last updated on 12 September 2011.
22.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
12 September 2011record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 August 2007 | Application submitted |
| 2 January 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 June 2010 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 12 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 07/0636
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Near Greystoke
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3032
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamonby Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Town End Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.2 |
| Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Moss Thorn Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 8.1 |
| Grise | wind farm | 27 | refused on appeal | 8.9 |
| Solar Panels at Devonshire Square | solar farm | 30 | refused | 9.2 |
| Land at Calthwaite | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 9.6 |
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 (54.6691, -2.9245).