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Parchfields Farm

Abandoned1.7 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 25 September 2018

Technology
Solar
Capacity
1.7 MW
Status
Abandoned
Operator or applicant
Solstice Renewables
Location
Parchfields Farm, Blithbury Road, Colton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3HB, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Lichfield
Planning application
15/00834/FULM

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  • 21 July 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 19 October 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 19 October 2018 Planning permission expired

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