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An Cleireach, Balmeanach - Wind Farm & Battery Storage

Application Refused45 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 13 July 2026

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
45 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
Balmeanach Wind Farm Limited
Location
2400M NE Of An Cleireach 8 Balmeanach Struan, Highland, IV56 8FH, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Highland
Planning application
23/04194/FUL
Turbines
10, 149.9 m to tip

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  • 31 August 2023 Planning application submitted
  • 24 February 2026 Planning permission refused

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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