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Chapel Hill - Solar Arrays

Application Refused49.9 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 2 December 2025

Technology
Solar
Capacity
49.9 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
JBM Solar Projects Limited
Location
Monksfield Farm Monksfield Lane Newland Worcester, Worcestershire, WR13 5BB, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Malvern Hills
Planning application
M/24/01781/FUL

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  • 13 January 2025 Planning application submitted
  • 10 November 2025 Planning permission refused

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