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Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm - Solar Panels

Awaiting Construction49.9 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 7 December 2021

Technology
Solar
Capacity
49.9 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Spring Dev 07 Limited
Location
Land At Colton Mill Farm And Cawarden Springs Farm Blithbury Road Colton Rugeley Staffordshire, Staffordshire, WS15 3HL, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Lichfield
Planning application
21/00359/FULM

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  • 21 January 2021 Planning application submitted
  • 1 November 2021 Planning permission granted
  • 1 November 2024 Planning permission expired

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