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Pipplepen Farm Solar Park - Solar Farm

Awaiting Construction32 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 25 August 2021

Technology
Solar
Capacity
32 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Elgin Energy ES Co Limited
Location
Pipplepen Farm Solar Park, Pipplepen Lane, South Perrot, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3HS, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Somerset
Planning application
21/00701/FUL

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  • 13 August 2021 Planning application submitted
  • 24 January 2023 Planning permission granted
  • 24 January 2026 Planning permission expired

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