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Lochend Wind Farm

Operational9.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 May 2017

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
9.2 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Wind Harvest
Location
Land 978M SE Of 2 Lochend Holding Barrock, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Highland
Planning application
13/02682/FUL
Appeal reference
PPA-270-2108
First operating
2017
Turbines
4

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  • 29 July 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 31 March 2014 Planning permission refused
  • 27 June 2014 Appeal lodged
  • 11 December 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 11 December 2014 Appeal granted
  • 15 May 2016 Construction started
  • 15 May 2017 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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