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Shilton Downs Solar Park

Appeal Refused5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 September 2017

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant
Ecotricity
Location
Land at Shilton Downs Farm, Shilton, Oxfordshire, OX18 4AL, United Kingdom
Planning authority
West Oxfordshire
Planning application
15/04003/FUL
Appeal reference
APP/D3125/W/16/3158494

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  • 13 November 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 23 March 2016 Planning permission refused
  • 10 January 2017 Appeal lodged
  • 16 August 2017 Appeal refused

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