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Cairnandrew Wind Farm

Revised1.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 November 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
1.5 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
1 Stop Renewables/King Edward Community Services
Location
Land 500 meters East/South-East of Cairnandrew, Longmanhill, King Edward, Aberdeenshire, AB45 3SR, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning application
APP/2016/1848
Appeal reference
PPA-110-2312
Turbines
3, 77 m to tip

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  • 27 June 2016 Planning application submitted
  • 28 June 2016 Planning permission refused
  • 28 June 2016 Appeal withdrawn
  • 3 September 2016 Appeal lodged

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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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