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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Alveston Wind Park

Operational6.9 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 13 December 2017

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
6.9 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Ecotricity
Location
Land off Old Gloucester Road, Nr Alveston, South Gloucestershire, Avon, BS35 3TD, United Kingdom
Planning authority
South Gloucestershire
Planning application
PT08/1658/F
First operating
2017
Turbines
3, 100 m to tip

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  • 2 June 2008 Planning application submitted
  • 13 November 2008 Planning permission granted
  • 8 October 2015 Construction started
  • 7 December 2017 Operational

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