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Cranswick Convenience Foods, Valley Park Industrial Estate - Solar Panels

Awaiting Construction2.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 March 2026

Technology
Solar
Capacity
2.2 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Cranswick Convenience Foods
Location
Cranswick Convenience Foods, Valley Park Industrial Estate, Meadowgate, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, S73 0UN, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Barnsley
Planning application
2025/1085

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  • 18 December 2025 Planning application submitted
  • 12 February 2026 Planning permission granted

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