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Moorshield Wind Farm

Revised15 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 27 July 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
15 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Wind 2
Location
Moor Road, Kirkhill, East Renfrewshire, Approximately 6km South West of Eaglesham and 10 km North of East Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, G76 0QG, United Kingdom
Planning authority
East Renfrewshire
Planning application
2020/0217/TP
Turbines
3, 150 m to tip

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  • 4 May 2020 Planning application submitted
  • 13 October 2022 Planning permission refused

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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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