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Chickerell Road, Chickerell - Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Equipment

OperationalChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 9 December 2021

Technology
Solar
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Dorset Council - Assets and Property
Location
Crookhill Depot, Chickerell Road, Chickerell, Dorset, DT3 4DQ, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dorset
Planning application
P/PASO/2021/05147
First operating
2022

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  • 30 November 2021 Planning application submitted
  • 7 April 2022 Planning permission granted
  • 14 April 2022 Operational

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