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Double Arches Quarry Wind Turbine

Operational1.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 2 February 2017

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
1.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Arnold White Estates (AWE Renewables)
Location
Double Arches Quarry Eastern Way Heath And Reach Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LF, Bedfordshire, LU7 9LF, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Central Bedfordshire
Planning application
CB/10/03034/FULL
First operating
2014
Turbines
1

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  • 8 September 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 2 August 2011 Planning permission granted
  • 1 December 2014 Construction started
  • 18 December 2014 Operational

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