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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Burnside of Idoch

Appeal Refused3.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 28 November 2011

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
3.2 MW
Status
Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Location
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, AB53 8DY, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning application
APP/2010/0405
Appeal reference
PPA-110-2070
Turbines
4

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  • 12 February 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 12 November 2010 Planning permission refused
  • 14 February 2011 Appeal refused

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