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Big Deere Lodge

Application Refused6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 22 April 2014

Technology
Solar
Capacity
6 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
Sovereign Energy Partners LLP
Location
Field Church Street Belchamp St Paul Essex, Essex, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Braintree
Planning application
13/00832/FUL

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  • 6 August 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 17 April 2014 Planning permission refused

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