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Wadlow Wind Farm

Operational26 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 September 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
26 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
DIF
Location
Nr West Wratting, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
South Cambridgeshire
Planning application
S/1018/06/F
First operating
2012
Turbines
13

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  • 15 May 2006 Planning application submitted
  • 6 June 2007 Planning permission refused
  • 9 November 2009 Planning permission granted
  • 9 November 2009 Appeal granted
  • 1 August 2011 Construction started
  • 1 September 2012 Operational

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