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Bishop�s Waltham Solar Farm
Bishop�s Waltham Solar Farm is an operational 12 MW solar farm in Winchester, generating since 17 February 2017. Planning permission was granted on 7 August 2015, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Solafields U/Bishop's Waltham Renewables Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 April 2015 |
| Permission granted | 7 August 2015 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 17 February 2017 18 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Winchester’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 0.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.8 | 3.4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.5 | 5.6 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 49 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.3 | 7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.04 | 8.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12 | 10.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 11 km |
How big is Bishop�s Waltham Solar Farm?
Bishop�s Waltham Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 12 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 Bishop�s Waltham Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Solafields U/Bishop's Waltham Renewables Ltd. 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 Bishop�s Waltham Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 April 2015. Permission was granted on 7 August 2015, 4 months later. The site became operational on 17 February 2017, 18 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 1325.
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