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Earl's Hall

Operational10.3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 January 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
10.3 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Greencoat UK Wind
Location
Earls Hall Farm, Clacton on Sea, Essex, Essex, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Tendring
Appeal reference
08/00098/REFUSE
First operating
2013
Turbines
5

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  • 22 March 2007 Planning application submitted
  • 22 September 2008 Planning permission refused
  • 19 November 2009 Planning permission granted
  • 19 November 2009 Appeal granted
  • 28 February 2012 Construction started
  • 13 January 2013 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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