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Barr Farm
Barr Farm is an operational 1.8 MW solar farm in South Staffordshire, generating since 1 April 2015. Planning permission was granted on 19 August 2014, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Lark Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 June 2014 |
| Permission granted | 19 August 2014 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2015 7 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- Green Belt — South Staffordshire
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.
South Staffordshire’s record on solar
South Staffordshire has decided 16 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 2.8 months. See every solar farm decision in South Staffordshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
EfW Incineration · Operational | 23 | 0.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 3.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.8 | 4.1 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 8 | 8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 6 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 6.9 | 8.8 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 9 km |
How big is Barr Farm?
Barr Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 1.8 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 Barr Farm?
REPD records the operator as Lark Energy. 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 Barr Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 June 2014. Permission was granted on 19 August 2014, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2015, 7 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 2178.
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