Whitemill Wind Farm (14 MW)
Whitemill Wind Farm is a 14 MW wind farm project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 May 2012; the record was last updated on 24 August 2012.
14 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 August 2012record last updated
Fenlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 November 2007 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 May 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 August 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Co-operative Energy
- Planning authority
- Fenland
- Planning application reference
- F/YR07/1184/F
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Coldham Estate, Coldham, Wisbech
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3480
Who decides
| Applications | Fenland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldham Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 0.8 |
| Coldham Hall | wind farm | 14 | operational | 2.1 |
| Stags Holt | wind farm | 18 | operational | 2.8 |
| Coldham | wind farm | 16 | operational | 3.1 |
| West Fen Farm, Whitemoor Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.8 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| West Fen Farm, Whitemoor Road | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Boardinghouse Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 8.4 |
| Walsoken, Burrettgate Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (52.5926, 0.1406).