Firbank Wind Farm (9.7 MW)
Firbank Wind Farm is a 9.7 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 December 1998; the record was last updated on 30 October 2011.
9.7 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 October 2011record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 September 1998 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 1998 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Colham Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Firbank Fell Nr Lambrigg Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2605
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambrigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Killington Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | abandoned | 2.3 |
| Greenmoor Bank | battery storage | 50 | refused | 6.2 |
| Eskrigg End Road, Old Hutton | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Armistead Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 7.5 |
| Greaves Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
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 (54.34, -2.6044).