High Pow Extension (16 MW wind farm)
High Pow Extension is a 16 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 23 December 2013; the record was last updated on 24 December 2013.
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application withdrawnstatus in REPD
24 December 2013record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2013 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 24 December 2013
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2013/0519
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Percy Hill, Boltongate, Wigton, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- REPD reference
- 3324
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | refused | 5.5 |
| Wharrels Hill | solar farm | 14.6 | appeal withdrawn | 7.9 |
| Wharrels Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.4 | operational | 8.5 |
| Carwath Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 9.0 |
| Threapland Lees | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 9.0 |
| Aspatria | solar farm | 19 | operational | 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 (54.7769, -3.1796).