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Manquhill, Carsphairn - Wind Farm

Awaiting ConstructionChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 16 July 2024

Technology
Onshore wind
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Energiekontor UK Limited
Location
Manquhill 10.5km East Of Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, DG7 3TQ, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application
23/0692/FUL
Turbines
8, 200 m to tip

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  • 28 April 2023 Planning application submitted
  • 8 July 2024 Planning permission granted
  • 8 July 2029 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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