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Butteriss Solar Park

Appeal Refused3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 February 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
3 MW
Status
Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant
Antigua Solar
Location
Land Adjoining Butteriss Farm, Edgcumbe, Penryn, Cornwall, Cornwall, TR10 9EF, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cornwall
Planning application
PA13/11664
Appeal reference
APP/D0840/A/14/2229290

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  • 23 January 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 30 June 2014 Planning permission refused
  • 15 December 2014 Appeal lodged
  • 28 January 2016 Appeal refused

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