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Sowerby Lodge Farm

Operational5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 27 September 2018

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Gamma Solar Limited
Location
Sowerby Lodge Farm, Bank Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4QY, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Westmorland and Furness
Planning application
B03/2014/0643
First operating
2018

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  • 7 October 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 13 February 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 30 May 2018 Construction started
  • 30 June 2018 Operational

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