Carwath Wind Farm (7.5 MW)
Carwath Wind Farm is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 13 February 2015; the record was last updated on 9 March 2015.
7.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
9 March 2015record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 February 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy/Carwath Farm Wind Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2013/0227
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Carwath, Rosley, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 8BW
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4273
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | refused | 6.0 |
| Land between Orton Park Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 8.3 |
| High Pow Extension | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 9.0 |
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 (54.8112, -3.053).