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Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2)

Application Withdrawn8 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 September 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
8 MW
Status
Application Withdrawn (Planning Application Withdrawn)
Operator or applicant
Scottish Enterprise/SSE
Location
Hunterston Construction Yard, Fairlie Largs, Largs, Strathclyde, KA30 9AG, United Kingdom
Planning authority
North Ayrshire
Planning application
16/00060/PP
Turbines
1, 220 m to tip

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  • 28 January 2016 Planning application submitted
  • 4 August 2016 Application withdrawn

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