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West Dorset Wind Farm

Revised12.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 9 December 2013

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
12.5 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
West Coast Energy
Location
farmland south west of Milborne St Andrew, north of Tolpuddle and north east of Puddletown, Dorset, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dorset
Planning application
1/D/13/000183
Turbines
5

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  • 6 February 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 24 October 2013 Application withdrawn

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