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Millour Hill Community Windfarm
Millour Hill Community Windfarm is an operational 18 MW onshore wind farm in North Ayrshire, generating since 1 May 2012. Planning permission was granted on 16 December 2009, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Community Windpower.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 June 2009 |
| Permission granted | 16 December 2009 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 May 2012 28 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.4 | 0.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 18 | 1.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 28 | 3.5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.2 | 3.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 3.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 9 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 9.9 km |
How big is Millour Hill Community Windfarm?
Millour Hill Community Windfarm has a recorded installed capacity of 18 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 Millour Hill Community Windfarm?
REPD records the operator as Community Windpower. 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 Millour Hill Community Windfarm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 June 2009. Permission was granted on 16 December 2009, 6 months later. The site became operational on 1 May 2012, 28 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 3690.
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