Power plant · Westmorland and Furness, England, United Kingdom
Berrier Hill Wind Farm
Berrier Hill Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Westmorland and Furness, England, United Kingdom, with 22.5 MW of capacity, operated by West Coast Energy.
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.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Westmorland and Furness (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Near Greystoke | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Aug 2007 (reference 07/0636, planning authority Westmorland and Furness) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Jan 2009 (refused, reference 07/0636, planning authority Westmorland and Furness) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jun 2010 (appeal refused, reference 07/0636, planning authority Westmorland and Furness) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Coast Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 22.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 9 units (2 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.6703, -2.9217 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Westmorland and Furness, reference 07/0636)
- Permit refused (planning authority Westmorland and Furness, reference 07/0636)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Westmorland and Furness, reference 07/0636)
How it compares
Berrier Hill is the 830th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 1,382nd-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 22.5 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 830th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,382nd of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,278th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 111 grid connections (56 operating, 713 MW) and 59 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrier End Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 15 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Gillsrow | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Land to West of Town End Farm, Skelton grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Planned | 5.7 km |
| Moss Thorn Farm, Penrith grid connection | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Planned | 6.5 km |
| Skelton C | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Newtongate T11 & T12 | Substation | — | — | 9.5 km |
Operator and place
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- Eggborough1,960 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.