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Auld Clay

Application Refused9.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 October 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
9.2 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
Amec Foster Wheeler
Location
Site to North West of Bankend Farm, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
North Ayrshire
Planning application
15/00221/PP
Turbines
4, 100 m to tip

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  • 23 April 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 3 September 2015 Planning permission refused

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