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Land At Penstruthal Farm

Application Refused3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 4 March 2015

Technology
Solar
Capacity
3 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
Big 60 Million
Location
Land At Penstruthal Farm Lanne, Wheal Buller, Redruth, Cornwall, South West, Cornwall, TR16 6ST, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cornwall
Planning application
PA15/06838

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  • 28 August 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 18 December 2015 Planning permission refused

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