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Orrell Hill

Application Refused20 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 July 2015

Technology
Solar
Capacity
20 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
Hive Energy
Location
Land Bounded By Moss Lane And North End Lane Hightown, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Sefton
Planning application
DC/2014/01439

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  • 12 August 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 11 June 2015 Planning permission refused

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