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Gowy Solar Park

Application SubmittedChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 January 2026

The site

Technology: Solar
Status: Application Submitted (Planning Application Submitted)
Operator or applicant: Infinis Energy Services Limited
Location: Gowy Marsh Waste Disposal Site, Ince Lane, Wimbolds Trafford , Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4JP, United Kingdom
Planning authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Planning application: 25/03414/FUL

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Timeline

21 November 2025 Planning application submitted

Incidents on the register at this site

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Incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom

The register holds 86 incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom, 59 of them fires, and 344 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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Fire damages solar panel batteries in a Teignmouth garageEIR-1523 · 2026
Fire damages roof with one solar panel in The CharltonsEIR-1522 · 2026
Solar panels on flat roof alight at terraced building in NewquayEIR-1521 · 2026

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