Whittlesey (9 MW wind farm)
Whittlesey is a 9 MW wind farm project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 3 September 2008; the record was last updated on 4 July 2012.
9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 July 2012record last updated
Fenlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 April 2007 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2007 | Construction started |
| 3 September 2008 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 July 2012
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power)
- Planning authority
- Fenland
- Planning application reference
- F/YR07/0413/F
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- McCain's Food, Funtham's Lane, Whittlesey, Peterborough
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Dyke, Whittlesey | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Third Drove, Fengate | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Haddon Solar park | solar farm | 22 | refused | 3.2 |
| America Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Willow Hall Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Gores Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Glass Moor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 6.1 |
| Glass moor Extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.1 |
| Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 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 (52.558, -0.1719).