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Ferneylea Farm
Ferneylea Farm is an operational 1.5 MW onshore wind farm in East Lothian, generating since 1 January 2015. Planning permission was granted on 7 March 2012, 18 months after submission. Operator of record: CBK Galbraith.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 September 2010 |
| Permission granted | 7 March 2012 18 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 January 2015 34 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.9 | 1.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 81.7 | 3.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 60.8 | 4.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 48 | 4.5 km |
Battery · Operational | 80 | 6.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 28.7 | 6.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 62.5 | 6.6 km |
How big is Ferneylea Farm?
Ferneylea Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Ferneylea Farm?
REPD records the operator as CBK Galbraith. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Ferneylea Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 September 2010. Permission was granted on 7 March 2012, 18 months later. The site became operational on 1 January 2015, 34 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 6388.
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