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Gunnista, Bressay Solar panels

OperationalChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 May 2021

Technology
Solar
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Bressay Development Limited
Location
Bressay Primary School Gunnista Bressay, Shetland, ZE2 9EL, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Shetland Islands
Planning application
2020/274/PPF
First operating
2021

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  • 11 February 2021 Planning application submitted
  • 9 July 2021 Planning permission granted
  • 11 September 2021 Operational

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