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Cotton Farm

Operational20 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 January 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
20 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Greencoat UK Wind
Location
Land between Graveley, Offord Darcy and Great Paxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Huntingdonshire
Planning application
0802296FUL
Appeal reference
0900067REFUSL
First operating
2013
Turbines
8

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  • 4 August 2008 Planning application submitted
  • 17 November 2009 Planning permission refused
  • 14 December 2010 Planning permission granted
  • 14 December 2010 Appeal granted
  • 1 May 2012 Construction started
  • 31 March 2013 Operational

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