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Errol Estate

Operational13 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 21 June 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
13 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Elgin Energy EsCo
Location
Land 500 Metres South East Of Cottown House Cottown, Tayside, PH2 7RA, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Perth and Kinross
Planning application
14/00353/FLL
First operating
2016

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  • 17 March 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 12 June 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 7 December 2015 Construction started
  • 19 March 2016 Operational

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