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RAF Molesworth Wind Farm

Application Refused15 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 11 December 2014

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
15 MW
Status
Application Refused (Secretary of State - Refusal)
Operator or applicant
RWE Npower Renewables
Location
sw/o Raf Molesworth, Warren Lane, Bythorn, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0QU, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Huntingdonshire
Planning application
1200967FUL
Appeal reference
APP/H0520/A/13/2197548
Turbines
6

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  • 18 June 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 2 May 2014 Planning permission refused
  • 28 June 2014 Appeal lodged
  • 5 December 2014 Refused by the Secretary of State
  • 5 December 2014 Appeal refused

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