Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Divot Hill Wind Farm

Awaiting ConstructionChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 18 July 2024

The site

Technology: Onshore wind
Status: Awaiting Construction (Appeal Granted)
Operator or applicant: Energiekontor (UK) Limited
Location: Margree Area, 7km To The Ne/O St Johns Town Of Dalry, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, DG7 3XJ, United Kingdom
Planning authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application: 23/0368/FUL
Appeal reference: PPA-170-2178
Turbines: 9, 200 m to tip

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Timeline

24 March 2023 Planning application submitted
10 July 2024 Planning permission granted
10 July 2024 Appeal granted
10 July 2029 Planning permission expired

Incidents on the register at this site

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Incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

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.

Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm projectEIR-1624 · 2026
Fire destroys turbine at Whitelee windfarm near GlasgowEIR-1157 · 2026
Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in WalesEIR-0874 · 2026
Nordex turbine damaged by suspected lightning strike at UK wind farmEIR-0732 · 2026
Wind turbine fire at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm in CumbriaEIR-0363 · 2026

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