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Tilmanstone Colliery

Operational10 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 24 February 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
10 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Ovenden Plant Hire Limited
Location
Former Tilmanstone Colliery Tip, Pike Road, Eythorne, Dover, Kent, CT15 4DJ, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dover
Planning application
13/00654
First operating
2016

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  • 15 August 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 12 March 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 10 December 2015 Construction started
  • 25 January 2016 Operational

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