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Orchard End

Revised4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 22 February 2013

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Cornwall Light and Power
Location
land at Orchard End, near Pilling, Eagland Hill, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Wyre
Planning application
08/00204
Turbines
2

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  • 1 March 2008 Planning application submitted
  • 7 May 2008 Planning permission refused
  • 16 December 2010 Planning permission granted
  • 16 December 2010 Appeal granted

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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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