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Long Barrow Solar Farm Project

Application Submitted49.9 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 29 August 2025

Technology
Solar
Capacity
49.9 MW
Status
Application Submitted (Planning Application Submitted)
Operator or applicant
Low Carbon Solar Park 42 Limited
Location
N/O New England Farm, Heath Road, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25, United Kingdom
Planning authority
East Cambridgeshire
Planning application
25/00770/ESF

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  • 16 July 2025 Planning application submitted

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