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Turncole Wind Farm
Turncole Wind Farm is an operational 17.5 MW onshore wind farm in Maldon, generating since 22 December 2016. Planning permission was granted on 14 February 2014, 32 months after submission. Operator of record: RES/ Aviva.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 June 2011 |
| Permission granted | 14 February 2014 32 months after submission |
| Operational | 22 December 2016 34 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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How big is Turncole Wind Farm?
Turncole Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 17.5 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 Turncole Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as RES/ Aviva. 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 Turncole Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 June 2011. Permission was granted on 14 February 2014, 32 months later. The site became operational on 22 December 2016, 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 4067.
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