Gunson Height Wind Farm (7.8 MW)
Gunson Height Wind Farm is a 7.8 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 October 1997; the record was last updated on 30 October 2011.
7.8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 October 2011record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 1996 | Application submitted |
| 6 October 1997 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Gunson Height Kirkby Moor Kirkby Ireleth Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2620
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby Moor Repowering | wind farm | 18 | refused | 1.3 |
| Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering) | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Solar Farm at Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Roanhead Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 8.3 |
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 (54.2301, -3.1413).