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South Lees Farm

Operational11 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 December 2014

Technology
Solar
Capacity
11 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Solar Century
Location
Land adjacent South Lees Farm, Lower Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Kent, Kent, ME12 3SW, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Swale
Planning application
SW/13/1202
First operating
2014

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  • 4 October 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 22 January 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 14 February 2014 Construction started
  • 22 June 2014 Operational

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