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Bishops Sutton
Bishops Sutton is an operational 12 MW solar farm in Winchester, generating since 27 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 15 November 2013, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Lightsource Renewable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 September 2013 |
| Permission granted | 15 November 2013 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 27 March 2014 4 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 Itchen 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.
Winchester’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12 | 10.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.4 | 12.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.37 | 12.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 25 | 14.2 km |
How big is Bishops Sutton?
Bishops Sutton 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 Bishops Sutton?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource Renewable Energy. 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 Bishops Sutton approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 September 2013. Permission was granted on 15 November 2013, 2 months later. The site became operational on 27 March 2014, 4 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 1282.
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