Haverigg Prison (9 MW wind farm)
Haverigg Prison is a 9 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 3 October 2016.
9 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
3 October 2016record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 June 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Partnerships for Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 4/15/2022/0F1
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land to west & south of HMP Prison, Off North Lane, Haverigg, Millom,
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5077
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haverigg Prison 4/12/2251/0F1 | 10 | 9 May 2012 | refused 21 December 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langthwaite Farm | wind farm | 12 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Roanhead Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Sowerby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Solar Farm at Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (54.1969, -3.3219).