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Agricultural Land at Trecastle

Operational4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 11 January 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Suncredit UK/ Vogt solar
Location
Agricultural Land at Trecastel, Four Fields Centered on, Llanharry, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF72 9LY, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Planning application
15/0411/10
First operating
2015

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  • 26 March 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 15 October 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 15 November 2015 Construction started
  • 15 December 2015 Operational

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