Killington Wind Farm (10.2 MW)
Killington Wind Farm is a 10.2 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 30 December 2014.
10.2 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
30 December 2014record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2014 | Secretary of State intervened |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 30 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- SL/2012/0845
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Near M6 near Killington, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4090
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambrigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Firbank Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.7 | refused | 2.3 |
| Greenmoor Bank | battery storage | 50 | refused | 4.0 |
| Eskrigg End Road, Old Hutton | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Armistead Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 5.4 |
| Greaves Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
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 (54.3241, -2.6258).