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Frodsham Marsh

Operational50.4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 May 2018

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
50.4 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Foresight/Belltown
Location
Land between Manchester Ship Canal and M56, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cheshire West and Chester
First operating
2016
Turbines
19

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  • 25 February 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 19 October 2012 Planning permission granted
  • 6 August 2015 Construction started
  • 15 November 2016 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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