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Turncole Wind Farm

Operational17.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 22 December 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
17.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
RES/ Aviva
Location
Turncole Farm, The Marshes, Southminster, Essex, Essex, CM0 7JJ, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Maldon
Planning application
10/01070/FUL
Appeal reference
APP/X1545/A/12/2174982
First operating
2016
Turbines
7

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  • 30 June 2011 Planning application submitted
  • 25 October 2011 Planning permission refused
  • 14 February 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 14 February 2014 Appeal granted
  • 31 October 2015 Construction started
  • 22 December 2016 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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