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West Browncastle
West Browncastle is operational in South Lanarkshire with a recorded capacity of 30 MW, and has been generating since 2014-06-30.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2010-10-13 |
| Permission granted | 2012-07-09 21 months after submission |
| Operational | 2014-06-30 24 months after consent |
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| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
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Whitelee Wind Onshore · Operational | 322 | 5 km |
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Myres Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.8 | 5.7 km |
National Wind Turbine Test Site Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.7 | 5.9 km |
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Over Enoch) Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.3 | 6.3 km |
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How big is West Browncastle?
West Browncastle has a recorded installed capacity of 30 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 West Browncastle?
REPD records the operator as Falck Renewables. 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 West Browncastle approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2010-10-13. Permission was granted on 2012-07-09, 21 months later. The site became operational on 2014-06-30, 24 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 4427.
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