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Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm
Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm is a 308 MW onshore wind farm under construction in Scotland. Planning permission was granted on 31 August 2023, 53 months after submission. Operator of record: Community Windpower.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 March 2019 |
| Permission granted | 31 August 2023 53 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | — | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 32.4 | 4.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 25.3 | 6.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 50 | 6.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 13.2 | 7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 29.8 | 7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 21.6 | 7.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 81.6 | 7.3 km |
How big is Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm?
Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 308 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 Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm?
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 Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 March 2019. Permission was granted on 31 August 2023, 53 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 6629.
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