Potato Pot Wind Farm (6 MW)
Potato Pot Wind Farm is a 6 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 September 2016; the record was last updated on 4 January 2017.
6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 January 2017record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 25 January 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 October 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 September 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Capital Dynamics
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2012/0594
- Appeal reference
- APP/G0908/A/13/2189934/NWF
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Potato Pot Branthwaite Workington Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4233
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 0.9 |
| Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 2.9 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Oldside Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.4 | operational | 7.2 |
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 (54.6027, -3.5031).