Planning application · Onshore wind · Scottish Borders

Corsbie Moor Wind Farm

Appeal Refused27 MWApplication 11/00888/FULSubmitted 29 June 2011Refused on appeal 28 August 2013

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The application

Application number: 11/00888/FUL
Planning authority: Scottish Borders
County or area: Borders
Nation: Scotland
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 27 MW
Status: Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant: E.ON Climate & Renewables
Location: Corsbie Moor Wind Farm
Appeal reference: 12/00046/REF
Turbines: 9

Timeline

29 June 2011 Planning application submitted
3 September 2012 Planning permission refused
28 August 2013 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-0441, Wind turbine collapses at Aviva's Pitheavlis site in Perth, 92 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-0441	2025	Wind turbine collapses at Aviva's Pitheavlis site in Perth	92 km	Significant
EIR-0911	2017	Worker dies after fall from turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow	101 km	Major
EIR-1025	2018	Worker dies after becoming stranded at Afton wind farm	102 km	Major
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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 Corsbie Moor 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and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on.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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