Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm (12 MW)
Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 12 December 2013; the record was last updated on 27 June 2014.
12 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 June 2014record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 October 2011 | Application submitted |
| 17 October 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 12 December 2013 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 4/11/2485/0F1
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z0923/A/12/2191361/NWF
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- LAND TO THE WEST OF STEEL BROW ROAD, (KNOWN AS WEDDICAR RIGG), ARLECDON, FRIZINGTON
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4127
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Potato Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.0 |
| Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 5.7 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Cleator | battery storage | 10 | operational | 6.3 |
| Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 6.3 |
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 (54.5597, -3.5234).