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Port of Barry - Site 2

Operational5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 24 October 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Associated British Ports (ABP)
Location
Atlantic Way, Port of Barry, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 3RA, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Planning application
2015/00173/FUL
First operating
2015

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  • 18 February 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 15 January 2015 Construction started
  • 15 April 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 16 April 2015 Operational

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