Winscales Moor (6 MW wind farm)
Winscales Moor is a 6 MW wind farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2009; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2006 | Application submitted |
| 20 June 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2008 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2009 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Gravis Capital Management
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2006/1321
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Winscales Moor
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2986
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 1.6 |
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 3.6 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Iggesund Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 3.9 |
| St Helen's Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Oldside Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.4 | operational | 4.3 |
| Potato Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Land at Flimby Hall Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 5.1 |
| Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
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 (54.6423, -3.4968).