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Potters Bar Solar Farm

Operational5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 23 May 2017

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
UK Sustainable Energy
Location
Land Rear of Cranborne Road, Household Waste Recycling Cent, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3JN, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Hertsmere
Planning application
15/1289/FUL
First operating
2017

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  • 3 September 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 18 December 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 1 December 2016 Construction started
  • 28 March 2017 Operational

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