Power plant · Westmorland and Furness, England, United Kingdom

Armistead Wind Farm

Armistead Wind Farm is a power plant in Westmorland and Furness, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by Banks Renewables.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
LocationWestmorland and Furness (coordinates), EnglandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressLand to the east of Crosslands Farm, near Old Hutton, Kendal South Lakeland, LA6 2QJDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2013DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Onshore or offshoreOnshoreDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date15 Jul 2010 (permit SL/2008/0318, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Westmorland and Furness)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date25 Mar 2008 (reference SL/2008/0318, planning authority Westmorland and Furness)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date10 Nov 2008 (refused, reference SL/2008/0318, planning authority Westmorland and Furness)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date15 Jul 2010 (appeal granted, reference SL/2008/0318, planning authority Westmorland and Furness)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date15 Jul 2010 (granted, reference SL/2008/0318, planning authority Westmorland and Furness)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorBanks RenewablesDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity12 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Units6 units (2 MW per unit)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyWind OnshoreDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.2771, -2.6360DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Armistead Wind Farm is the 931st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,630th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.

WithinRankTotalShare
England931st of 3,43071,985 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,630th of 5,050115,642 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data6,154th of 12,0081,173,302 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. SL/2008/0318
  2. Started operating

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 112 grid connections (57 operating, 365 MW), 65 substations, 1 transmission line and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Armistead Wind Farm grid connectionGrid connection17.1 MWOperating1.2 km
Old Hutton BESS grid connectionGrid connection99.9 MWPlanned3.4 km
Greaves Farm grid connectionGrid connection4 MWOperating3.6 km
Kirkby LonsdaleSubstation——8.2 km
SedberghSubstation——8.2 km
KendalSubstation——8.2 km
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectTransmission line—Planned45 km
Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas StorageGas storage facility—Cancelled47 km

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