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Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1

Operational20 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 22 September 2014

Technology
Solar
Capacity
20 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Solar Power Generation Limited
Location
Parley (Adjacent to Ecos Sustainable Solutions Waste & Recycling Facility), Dorset, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Planning application
8/12/0512
First operating
2014

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  • 28 November 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 28 March 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 10 January 2014 Construction started
  • 31 March 2014 Operational

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