Abbey Fields Farm

Abbey Fields Farm is an operational 5.3 MW solar farm in Swale, generating since 30 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 30 October 2015, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: FR Solar Kent PV.

5.3 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 30 March 2016

Solar Photovoltaics

Technology

FR Solar Kent PV

Swale

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	8 July 2015
Permission granted	30 October 2015 4 months after submission
Operational	30 March 2016 5 months after consent

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What this site sits on

The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 1 agricultural land.

Conservation area — Faversham - Faversham Town

REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.

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How big is Abbey Fields Farm?

Abbey Fields Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 5.3 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.

Who operates Abbey Fields Farm?

REPD records the operator as FR Solar Kent PV. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.

When was Abbey Fields Farm approved and built?

The application was submitted on 8 July 2015. Permission was granted on 30 October 2015, 4 months later. The site became operational on 30 March 2016, 5 months after consent.

Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 5394.

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