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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Thornton Lane

Appeal Refused1.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 29 October 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
1.5 MW
Status
Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant
Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
Location
Land at Thornton Lane, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0ET, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dover
Planning application
13/00927
Appeal reference
APP/X2220/W/14/3000040
Turbines
1

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  • 2 November 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 10 June 2014 Planning permission refused
  • 1 October 2014 Appeal lodged
  • 12 October 2015 Appeal refused

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