Carsington Pasture (8 MW wind farm)
Carsington Pasture is an 8 MW wind farm project in Derbyshire Dales, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 February 2014; the record was last updated on 16 September 2014.
8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 September 2014record last updated
Derbyshire Dalescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 January 2007 | Application submitted |
| 20 July 2007 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 17 September 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 September 2008 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 May 2012 | Construction started |
| 5 February 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Carsington Wind Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Planning application reference
- 07/00083/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 07/00015/INQUIR
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Carsington Pasture, Derbyshire Dales
- Council area (by location)
- Derbyshire Dales
- Time to decision
- 85 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4665
Who decides
| Applications | Derbyshire Dales | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (23%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 5 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines | wind farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Griffe Grange Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.3 | refused on appeal | 1.2 |
| Smith Hall Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (53.0845, -1.6336).