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Goosehall Solar Farm

Operational39.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 December 2021

Technology
Solar
Capacity
39.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
New Fen Farm, Factory Road, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0BN, United Kingdom
Planning authority
East Cambridgeshire
Planning application
15/00723/ESF
First operating
2020

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  • 3 July 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 10 November 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 14 February 2020 Construction started
  • 18 August 2020 Operational

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