Wharrels Hill (14.6 MW solar farm)
Wharrels Hill is a 14.6 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 30 August 2018.
14.6 MWsolar farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 August 2018record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 17 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 1 March 2016 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Solutions
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2014/0636
- Appeal reference
- APP/G0908/W/15/3132595
- Site area
- 27.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Wharrels Hill Wind Farm, Adjacent A591, Bothel, Cockermouth, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2251
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 Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.4 | operational | 1.0 |
| Threapland Lees | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 2.1 |
| West Farm, Aspatria | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Aspatria | solar farm | 19 | operational | 6.1 |
| Tallentire Hill | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.1 |
| Warwick Hall | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.8 |
| Lancarr | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Westnewton | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 7.0 |
| Westnewton (withdrawn) | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 7.8 |
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 (54.7317, -3.2746).