Land at Flimby Hall Farm (6.2 MW wind farm)
Land at Flimby Hall Farm is a 6.2 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 June 2013; the record was last updated on 25 June 2013.
6.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 June 2013record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 June 2009 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 June 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 June 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 April 2012 | Construction started |
| 14 June 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Flimby Wind Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2009/0418
- Appeal reference
- APP/G0908/A/09/2118993/NWF
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Flimby, Maryport,
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3972
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Flimby Hall Farm 2/2007/1255 | 9.5 | 5 December 2007 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Iggesund Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 3.4 |
| Oldside Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.4 | operational | 4.1 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.1 |
| Fleeter Wood Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 6.5 |
| Former Broughton Lodge Resubmission | wind farm | 9 | refused | 6.7 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (54.6871, -3.514).