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Beechgrove Farm
Beechgrove Farm is an operational 4 MW solar farm in East Devon, generating since 1 July 2011. Planning permission was granted on 13 May 2011, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: AEE Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 March 2011 |
| Permission granted | 13 May 2011 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 July 2011 2 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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Axe SAC
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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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 0.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 18.9 | 2.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 5.5 km |
Battery · Operational | 8.8 | 5.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2 | 9.4 km |
How big is Beechgrove Farm?
Beechgrove Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 4 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 Beechgrove Farm?
REPD records the operator as AEE Renewables. 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 Beechgrove Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 March 2011. Permission was granted on 13 May 2011, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 July 2011, 2 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 1070.
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