Hellrigg Wind farm (9.2 MW)
Hellrigg Wind farm is a 9.2 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 September 2011; the record was last updated on 15 March 2012.
9.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 March 2012record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 January 2007 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2011 | Construction started |
| 14 September 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 March 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2007/0076
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Park Head Farm Silloth Carlisle
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3002
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellrigg Wind Farm 2/2004/0843 | 7.8 | 25 June 2004 | refused 7 October 2004 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Head Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | refused | 0.1 |
| Westnewton (withdrawn) | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| West Newton | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.9 |
| Brownrigg Hall Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | refused | 8.2 |
| Westnewton | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 8.2 |
| Aspatria | solar farm | 19 | operational | 8.5 |
| Warwick Hall | wind farm | 12 | refused | 8.8 |
| Lancarr | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |
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 (54.8533, -3.3475).