Planning application · Onshore wind · North Lanarkshire

West Benhar wind farm

Operational27.2 MWApplication 13/01377/FULSubmitted 25 July 2013Granted 11 September 2015

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The application

Application number: 13/01377/FUL
Planning authority: North Lanarkshire
County or area: Strathclyde
Nation: Scotland
Technology: Onshore wind
Capacity: 27.2 MW
Status: Operational
Operator or applicant: EDF Energy Renewables
Location: West Benhar Wind Farm North Of Rimmon Cottage Benhar Road Shotts, ML7 5TF
Turbines: 8
First operating: 2023

Timeline

25 July 2013 Planning application submitted
11 September 2015 Planning permission granted
1 March 2021 Construction started
1 January 2023 Operational

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-0911, Worker dies after fall from turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow, 34 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-0911	2017	Worker dies after fall from turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow	34 km	Major
EIR-1157	2026	Fire destroys turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow	39 km	Significant
EIR-1025	2018	Worker dies after becoming stranded at Afton wind farm	48 km	Major
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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 West Benhar 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and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on.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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