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Mountwest Wind Cluster (resubmission)

Revised2.4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 26 June 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
2.4 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Mountwest 838
Location
Land At Mains Of Cairnbrogie, Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning application
APP/2015/2965
Turbines
3, 77 m to tip

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  • 21 September 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 24 August 2016 Planning permission granted
  • 27 April 2023 Planning permission expired

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