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Lamp Hill Wimpole Estate

Operational0.4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 4 February 2020

Technology
Solar
Capacity
0.4 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
National Trust
Location
Wimpole Estate, Arrington, Royston, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0BW, United Kingdom
Planning authority
South Cambridgeshire
Planning application
S/0449/19/FL
First operating
2020

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  • 7 February 2019 Planning application submitted
  • 1 August 2019 Construction started
  • 4 February 2020 Operational

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