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Balunton Wind Farm

Application Withdrawn27 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 April 2018

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
27 MW
Status
Application Withdrawn (Planning Application Withdrawn)
Operator or applicant
North British Wind / Invenergy
Location
Balunton Wind Farm, Glentrool, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 6, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application
15/P/1/0189
Turbines
9, 125 m to tip

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  • 12 August 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 18 April 2018 Application withdrawn

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