Cotton Farm (20 MW wind farm)
Cotton Farm is a 20 MW wind farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2013; the record was last updated on 5 January 2015.
20 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2015record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 August 2008 | Application submitted |
| 17 November 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 December 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 December 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 May 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 0802296FUL
- Appeal reference
- 0900067REFUSL
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Land between Graveley, Offord Darcy and Great Paxton
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 123 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3971
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
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| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicarage Lane, Diddington Solar Arrays | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Caldecote Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Common Barn Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 6.5 |
| East Park Energy | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Cobholden Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (52.2615, -0.1952).