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Bodwen Solar Park

Operational5.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 4 December 2017

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Greencoat Capital
Location
Land South Of A391 Near Bodwen Bugle Cornwall, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cornwall
Planning application
PA13/03710
First operating
2017

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  • 22 May 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 25 February 2014 Planning permission refused
  • 24 March 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 24 March 2015 Appeal granted
  • 15 October 2016 Construction started
  • 15 February 2017 Operational

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