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Darracott Moor

Operational2.6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 4 June 2018

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
2.6 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Gresham House
Location
Torrington, Devon, EX38, Devon, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Torridge
Planning application
1/1345/2002/24
Appeal reference
APP-W1145-A-03-1119641
First operating
2011
Turbines
3

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  • 18 July 2002 Planning application submitted
  • 25 February 2003 Planning permission refused
  • 13 May 2004 Planning permission granted
  • 13 May 2004 Appeal granted
  • 1 October 2006 Construction started
  • 6 May 2011 Operational

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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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