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Goose Hall Solar Farm

Awaiting Construction5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 September 2021

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Lightsource BP
Location
Goose Hall Farm Factory Road, Burwell Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0BN, United Kingdom
Planning authority
East Cambridgeshire
Planning application
20/01654/FUL

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  • 7 December 2020 Planning application submitted
  • 19 March 2021 Planning permission granted
  • 19 March 2024 Planning permission expired

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