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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Tom Nan Clach

Operational39 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 September 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
39 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Infinergy
Location
Approximately 8km North East Of Tomatin, Drynachan Nairnshire, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Highland
Planning application
15/03286/FUL
Appeal reference
PPA-270-2150
First operating
2019
Turbines
13, 125 m to tip

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  • 27 August 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 26 January 2016 Planning permission refused
  • 15 March 2016 Appeal lodged
  • 15 June 2016 Construction started
  • 28 October 2016 Appeal granted
  • 24 April 2018 Planning permission granted
  • 1 March 2019 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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