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M1 Wind Farm

Operational7.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 August 2014

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
7.2 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Wind Prospect Developments
Location
Land between Roade Courteenhall Hartwell and the M1, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
West Northamptonshire
Planning application
S/2011/1421/MAF
First operating
2014
Turbines
9

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  • 8 November 2011 Planning application submitted
  • 9 May 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 30 June 2014 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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