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Royston Solar Farm (Phase 2)

Planning Permission Expired4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 23 November 2017

Technology
Solar
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Planning Permission Expired
Operator or applicant
Canadian Solar
Location
Land between Railway and Sewage Disposal Works, Royston Road, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Planning authority
South Cambridgeshire
Planning application
S/1427/14/FL

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  • 1 July 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 29 October 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 29 October 2017 Planning permission expired

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