Tallentire Hill (12 MW wind farm)
Tallentire Hill is a 12 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 July 2013; the record was last updated on 24 June 2014.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 June 2014record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 March 2008 | Application submitted |
| 14 September 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 February 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 February 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 July 2012 | Construction started |
| 9 July 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 June 2014
- Operator or applicant
- The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG)
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2008/0261
- Appeal reference
- APP/G0908/A/10/2131842/NWF
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm, Cockermouth, Cumbria. CA13 0PY
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 150 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4104
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleeter Wood Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Threapland Lees | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Former Broughton Lodge Resubmission | wind farm | 9 | refused | 5.3 |
| Wharrels Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.4 | operational | 5.7 |
| Wharrels Hill | solar farm | 14.6 | appeal withdrawn | 6.1 |
| West Farm, Aspatria | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Lancarr | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
| Warwick Hall | wind farm | 12 | refused | 7.5 |
| Westnewton | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (54.7069, -3.3595).