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Blantyre Muir Wind Farm extension

Operational7.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 January 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
7.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
West Coast Energy
Location
Near Laigh Muirhouses Farm Muttonhole Road Hamilton, Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Planning authority
South Lanarkshire
Planning application
HM/10/0478
First operating
2014
Turbines
3

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  • 4 October 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 25 May 2012 Planning permission granted
  • 4 June 2012 Construction started
  • 15 January 2014 Operational

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