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Strathrory Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction36 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 31 March 2023

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
36 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Appeal Granted)
Operator or applicant
Energiekontor UK
Location
Land at Strathrory, 4km northeast of Ardross and 8km northwest of Alness, Highland, IV17 0YD, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Highland
Planning application
20/00584/FUL
Turbines
7, 149.9 m to tip

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  • 6 March 2020 Planning application submitted
  • 15 June 2021 Planning permission refused
  • 30 June 2021 Appeal lodged
  • 7 January 2022 Planning permission granted
  • 7 January 2022 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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