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Cairnborrow

Revised25 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 14 September 2012

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
25 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
WCE
Location
Huntly, Grampian, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning application
APP/2011/1639
Turbines
10

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  • 2 June 2011 Planning application submitted
  • 31 August 2012 Planning permission refused

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