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BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK
BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK is an operational 4.5 MW solar farm in Tonbridge and Malling, generating since 31 July 2011. Planning permission was granted on 8 June 2011, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: AGR.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 April 2011 |
| Permission granted | 8 June 2011 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 July 2011 2 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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.
Tonbridge and Malling’s record on solar
Tonbridge and Malling has decided 8 solar farms and approved 88%, taking a median of 1.8 months. See every solar farm decision in Tonbridge and Malling →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 29 | 1.8 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 51 | 3.8 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 49.5 | 6.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 10.2 | 8.7 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 9.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.7 | 9.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.7 | 13.1 km |
How big is BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK?
BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK has a recorded installed capacity of 4.5 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 BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK?
REPD records the operator as AGR. 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 BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 April 2011. Permission was granted on 8 June 2011, 2 months later. The site became operational on 31 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 1607.
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