Fairfield Farm (6.5 MW wind farm)
Fairfield Farm is a 6.5 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 March 2011; the record was last updated on 6 June 2011.
6.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 June 2011record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Application submitted |
| 4 April 2007 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 May 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 May 2008 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 August 2010 | Construction started |
| 2 March 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 June 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Windprospect
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 4/2006/2684
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Fairfield Farm, Pica, Distington
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 86 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3613
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Farm Wind Farm 04/95/0559 | 5.9 | 11 August 1995 | refused 1 April 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 0.3 |
| Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Potato Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 2.9 |
| Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 3.6 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 5.7 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 7.2 |
| Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
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 (54.5788, -3.5204).