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Lurg Hill Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction15 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 September 2019

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
15 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Appeal Granted)
Operator or applicant
Vento Ludens
Location
Lurg Hill, Grange, Deskford, Keith, Grampian, Moray, AB55 6TA, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Moray
Planning application
17/01198/EIA
Appeal reference
PPA-300-2052
Turbines
5, 130 m to tip

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  • 28 September 2017 Planning application submitted
  • 20 June 2018 Planning permission refused
  • 19 September 2018 Appeal lodged
  • 25 February 2019 Planning permission granted
  • 25 February 2019 Appeal granted
  • 30 September 2025 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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