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Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park
Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park is an operational 4.8 MW solar farm in Newark and Sherwood, generating since 18 November 2014. Planning permission was granted on 12 August 2013, 8 months after submission. Operator of record: Anesco.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 5 December 2012 |
| Permission granted | 12 August 2013 8 months after submission |
| Operational | 18 November 2014 15 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.
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.
Newark and Sherwood’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Compressed Air Energy Storage · Operational | — | 0.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10.3 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.9 | 1.6 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.2 | 1.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.6 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 5.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 15 | 8.9 km |
How big is Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park?
Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park has a recorded installed capacity of 4.8 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 Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as Anesco. 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 Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 5 December 2012. Permission was granted on 12 August 2013, 8 months later. The site became operational on 18 November 2014, 15 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 2378.
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