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Batsworthy Cross

Operational18 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 November 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
18 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Blackrock Real Assets
Location
Batsworthy Cross , Creacombe , North Devon, Devon, United Kingdom
Planning authority
North Devon
Planning application
43272
Appeal reference
A/11/2162070/NWF
First operating
2016
Turbines
9, 103 m to tip

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  • 18 November 2006 Planning application submitted
  • 20 July 2011 Planning permission refused
  • 22 October 2012 Planning permission granted
  • 22 October 2012 Appeal granted
  • 18 January 2016 Construction started
  • 7 April 2016 Operational

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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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