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Coldham

Operational16 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 11 April 2011

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
16 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Wind Prospect / TXU
Location
Cws Coldham Estate, March, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Fenland
Planning application
F/99/0410/F
First operating
2005
Turbines
8

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  • 2 August 1999 Planning application submitted
  • 7 October 2004 Planning permission granted
  • 1 November 2005 Operational

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