Planning application · Onshore wind · East Hertfordshire

Benington Wind Farm

Application Refused6.8 MWApplication 3/08/0889/FPSubmitted 15 May 2008Refused 14 January 2009

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The application

Application number: 3/08/0889/FP
Planning authority: East Hertfordshire
County or area: Hertfordshire
Nation: England
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 6.8 MW
Status: Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant: R H Bott & Son Ltd
Location: Land north of the A602, south-east of Aston, and south-west of Benington
Turbines: 3

Timeline

15 May 2008 Planning application submitted
14 January 2009 Planning permission refused

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 43 comparable onshore wind incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1578, Wind turbine fire near Chumleigh in Devon, 53 km from this site.

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EIR-1578	2024	Wind turbine fire near Chumleigh in Devon	53 km	Significant
EIR-1275	2022	Fire damages Siemens Gamesa turbine at French Farm wind farm	54 km	Significant
EIR-0895	2018	Wind turbine catches fire at Doddington wind farm after storms	69 km	Significant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack

What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Benington Wind Farm from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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