Whinash Wind Farm (67.5 MW)
Whinash Wind Farm is a 67.5 MW wind farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 2 March 2006; the record was last updated on 20 December 2009.
67.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
20 December 2009record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2003 | Application submitted |
| 2 March 2006 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 67.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 20 December 2009
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Development Company Ltd
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 27
- Address (REPD)
- Bretherdale, Tebay, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 126 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2606
Who decides
| Applications | Westmorland and Furness | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 42 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 14 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 9 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.2 |
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 (54.4278, -2.6628).