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Mossy Hill

Awaiting Construction46.8 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 March 2022

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
46.8 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Peel Wind Farms (Peel Energy)
Location
West of A970, includes Tagdale Hill, Hill of Dale, Mossy Hill and Bersa Hill, approx 2.4km from outskirts of Lerwick and approx 4.2km from Lerwick Harbour, Shetland, ZE2 9SB, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Shetland Islands
Planning application
2018/186/PPF
Turbines
12, 145 m to tip

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  • 27 June 2018 Planning application submitted
  • 27 May 2019 Planning permission granted
  • 26 May 2022 Planning permission expired

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