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Ellough Airfield (Resubmission)

Operational13.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 March 2015

Technology
Solar
Capacity
13.2 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Next Energy Solar Fund Ltd
Location
Land At Ellough Airfield, Benacre Road, Ellough, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7UH, United Kingdom
Planning authority
East Suffolk
Planning application
DC/13/0239/FUL
First operating
2014

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  • 4 March 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 18 April 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 1 January 2014 Construction started
  • 31 March 2014 Operational

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