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Knockman Hill Wind Farm

Revised5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 25 October 2022

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
W Ramsay & Sons Ltd
Location
Milnmark Farm, St Johns Town Of Dalry, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application
10/P/2/0021
Turbines
5

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  • 1 December 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 6 November 2018 Planning permission granted
  • 6 November 2023 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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