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Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken Tendring Essex CO16 0HR

Refused Tendring 21/01860/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, substations, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 21/01860/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/01860/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal - Full
Received
27 Oct 2021
Validated
27 Oct 2021
Decided
1 Aug 2022
Ward
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
Parish
Thorpe Le Soken Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO16 0HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2021

    Received by Tendring

  2. 1 Aug 2022

    Decision issued: Refusal - Full

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

74 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tendring refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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