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Fell Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction49 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 10 November 2021

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
49 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Appeal Granted)
Operator or applicant
EnergieKontor UK
Location
Fell Wind Farm, Moniaive, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, DG3, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application
20/0148/FUL
Appeal reference
PPA-170-2146
Turbines
9, 200 m to tip

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  • 19 February 2020 Planning application submitted
  • 28 August 2020 Appeal lodged
  • 2 November 2021 Planning permission granted
  • 2 November 2021 Planning permission refused
  • 2 November 2021 Appeal granted
  • 2 November 2024 Planning permission expired

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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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