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South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised)

Operational7.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 24 January 2013

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
7.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power)
Location
South Sharpley Farm, near Seaham, County Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
Planning authority
County Durham
Planning application
PLAN/2008/0355
First operating
2013
Turbines
3

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  • 1 May 2008 Planning application submitted
  • 24 December 2009 Planning permission refused
  • 10 April 2011 Planning permission granted
  • 10 April 2011 Appeal granted
  • 18 June 2012 Construction started
  • 23 January 2013 Operational

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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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