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Pixford Fruit Farm

Appeal Refused5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 September 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant
Blackstock Farms
Location
Pixford Fruit Farm, Raleighs C, Bishops Lydeard, Combe Florey, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3HS, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Somerset
Planning application
02/15/0006
Appeal reference
APP/D3315/W/16/3142598

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  • 29 June 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 26 November 2015 Planning permission refused
  • 9 February 2016 Appeal lodged
  • 30 August 2016 Appeal refused

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