Planning application · Onshore wind · Westmorland and Furness

Berrier Hill

Appeal Refused22.5 MWApplication 07/0636Submitted 10 August 2007Refused on appeal 28 June 2010

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The application

Application number: 07/0636
Planning authority: Westmorland and Furness
County or area: Cumbria
Nation: England
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 22.5 MW
Status: Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant: West Coast Energy
Location: Near Greystoke
Turbines: 9

Timeline

10 August 2007 Planning application submitted
2 January 2009 Planning permission refused
28 June 2010 Appeal 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-1624, Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm project, 93 km from this site.

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EIR-1624	2026	Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm project	93 km	Major
EIR-1119	2019	Wind turbine fire at Butterwick Wind Farm near Sedgefield	95 km	Minor
EIR-0863	2017	Fire destroys single turbine at Knabs Ridge wind farm near Harrogate	117 km	Significant
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Summary for this site

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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Berrier Hill 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and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on.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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