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Cottam Wind Farm

Revised27.6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 25 November 2014

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
27.6 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Prowind Cottam Windfarm
Location
Headstead Bank, Cottam, Retford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Bassetlaw
Planning application
12/09/00001
Appeal reference
APP/A3010/A/11/2146094
Turbines
12

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  • 3 March 2009 Planning application submitted
  • 29 July 2010 Planning permission refused
  • 24 March 2011 Appeal lodged
  • 24 October 2011 Appeal refused

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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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