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Weltree Brow

Appeal Refused5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 29 November 2016

Technology
Solar
Capacity
5 MW
Status
Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant
Livos Energy
Location
Land To The South of Willow Tree Brow, Morland, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1TW, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Westmorland and Furness
Planning application
15/0668
Appeal reference
APP/H0928/W/16/3147136

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  • 17 August 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 17 December 2015 Planning permission refused
  • 8 April 2016 Appeal lodged
  • 22 November 2016 Appeal refused

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