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Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering

Operational16 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 May 2009

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
16 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Hainsford Energy
Location
Littledale, Caton Lancashire, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Lancaster
Planning application
21331
Appeal reference
02/01331/FUL
First operating
2006
Turbines
8

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  • 7 November 2002 Planning application submitted
  • 10 September 2003 Planning permission refused
  • 1 October 2004 Planning permission granted
  • 1 October 2004 Appeal granted
  • 1 May 2006 Construction started
  • 1 June 2006 Operational

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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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