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Margate Solar Farm

Operational3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 26 April 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
3 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Lanhydrock Estate Company
Location
Higher Margate, Bodmin, Cornwall, Cornwall, PL31 1HE, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cornwall
Planning application
PA14/08958
First operating
2015

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  • 9 October 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 22 December 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 17 March 2015 Construction started
  • 1 September 2015 Operational

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