Kirkby Moor Repowering (18 MW wind farm)
Kirkby Moor Repowering is an 18 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 26 November 2015; the record was last updated on 2 December 2015.
18 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 December 2015record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 26 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- SL/2014/1220
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm, Kirkby-In-Furness, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3637
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunson Height Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | refused | 1.3 |
| Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering) | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Solar Farm at Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Roanhead Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| Langthwaite Farm | wind farm | 12 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (54.2391, -3.1529).