Glass moor Extension (12 MW wind farm)
Glass moor Extension is a 12 MW wind farm project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2013; the record was last updated on 18 December 2014.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 December 2014record last updated
Fenlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2011 | Application submitted |
| 10 April 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation
- Planning authority
- Fenland
- Planning application reference
- F/YR11/0094/F
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- S/E Of Yewtree Farm, Glassmoor Bank, Whittlesey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3765
Who decides
| Applications | Fenland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Moor | wind farm | 16 | operational | <0.1 |
| Haddon Solar park | solar farm | 22 | refused | 5.1 |
| Burnt House Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Ramsey Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8 | operational | 5.7 |
| Turves Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Kings Dyke, Whittlesey | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Whittlesey | wind farm | 9 | operational | 6.1 |
| Floods Ferry Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 7.2 |
| Bury Green Farm Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
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 (52.5186, -0.1088).