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Arkwright Solar Farm
Arkwright Solar Farm is an operational 8 MW solar farm in Chesterfield, generating since 18 December 2015. Planning permission was granted on 24 February 2015, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Conergy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 September 2014 |
| Permission granted | 24 February 2015 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 18 December 2015 10 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
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.
Chesterfield’s record on solar
Chesterfield has decided 10 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 1.8 months. See every solar farm decision in Chesterfield →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.2 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 31 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.1 | 3.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 3.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 3.8 km |
How big is Arkwright Solar Farm?
Arkwright Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 8 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 Arkwright Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Conergy. 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 Arkwright Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 September 2014. Permission was granted on 24 February 2015, 5 months later. The site became operational on 18 December 2015, 10 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 2107.
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