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Ebbsfleet Solar Farm

Operational5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 January 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Thanet Solar Ltd/ Vogt Solar
Location
Land to the South of the River Stour, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, CT13 9NL, Kent, CT13 9NL, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dover
Planning application
13/00794
First operating
2014

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  • 26 September 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 24 January 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 18 February 2014 Construction started
  • 15 March 2014 Operational

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