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Benbole Farm
Benbole Farm is an operational 2 MW solar farm in Cornwall, generating since 28 July 2011. Planning permission was granted on 20 December 2010, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Private Developer.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 August 2010 |
| Permission granted | 20 December 2010 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 July 2011 7 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Camel 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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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 7.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.1 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 9.7 km |
How big is Benbole Farm?
Benbole Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 2 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 Benbole Farm?
REPD records the operator as Private Developer. 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 Benbole Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 August 2010. Permission was granted on 20 December 2010, 5 months later. The site became operational on 28 July 2011, 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 1035.
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