Threapland Lees (12 MW wind farm)
Threapland Lees is a 12 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 7 September 2010; the record was last updated on 24 October 2011.
12 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
24 October 2011record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 2009 | Application submitted |
| 7 September 2010 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- BT
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2009/0788
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Bothel, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- REPD reference
- 3463
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharrels Hill | solar farm | 14.6 | appeal withdrawn | 2.1 |
| Wharrels Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.4 | operational | 2.7 |
| West Farm, Aspatria | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Aspatria | solar farm | 19 | operational | 4.4 |
| Warwick Hall | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.8 |
| Lancarr | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Tallentire Hill | wind farm | 12 | operational | 5.1 |
| Westnewton | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 5.2 |
| Westnewton (withdrawn) | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
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 (54.74, -3.304).