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Finvoy Road

Operational5.9 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 18 December 2017

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5.9 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
Lands to the West of 289 Finvoy Road, Rasharkin, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT44 8SD, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Planning application
D/2014/0234/F
First operating
2017

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  • 4 December 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 10 August 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 17 May 2017 Construction started
  • 15 December 2017 Operational

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