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Chediston Hall Solar Park

Operational12.3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 10 May 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
12.3 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
Land Adjacent To Bonners Farm, Mill Road, Wissett, Suffolk, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Planning authority
East Suffolk
Planning application
DC/12/1119/FUL
First operating
2013

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  • 8 October 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 3 January 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 4 January 2013 Construction started
  • 24 May 2013 Operational

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