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Birkhill Mill, Cairnhouses Road - Wind Turbines

Awaiting ConstructionChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 15 May 2023

Technology
Onshore wind
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Hy2Go Limited
Location
700M N/O Birkhill Mill Cairnhouses Road, Douglas Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 0NJ, United Kingdom
Planning authority
South Lanarkshire
Planning application
P/23/0020
Turbines
2, 99.99 m to tip

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  • 10 January 2023 Planning application submitted
  • 10 May 2023 Planning permission granted
  • 10 May 2026 Planning permission expired

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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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