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Cloich Forest Wind Farm

Revised54 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 January 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
54 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
EDF Energy Renewables (formerly Partnerships for Renewables)
Location
situated between the settlements of Peebles and Penicuik, Borders, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
WIN-140-1
Appeal reference
WIN-140-1
Turbines
18, 115 m to tip

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  • 12 October 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 17 February 2016 Appeal lodged
  • 8 July 2016 Planning permission granted
  • 8 July 2016 Appeal granted
  • 8 July 2019 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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