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Causeway Bridges Wind Farm

Abandoned4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 3 July 2014

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Abandoned
Operator or applicant
Wind Direct
Location
Land adjacent to the M62, Causeway Bridges Farm, Alder Lane, Burtonwood, Warrington, WA5 4BN, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Warrington
Planning application
2008/12807
Turbines
2

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  • 28 April 2008 Planning application submitted
  • 29 May 2008 Planning permission granted
  • 29 May 2018 Planning permission expired

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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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