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Branston solar park
Branston solar park is operational in North Kesteven with a recorded capacity of 18.9 MW, and has been generating since 2015-03-31.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-06-02 |
| Permission granted | 2014-10-15 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 2015-03-31 5 months after consent |
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.
North Kesteven’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Branston Solar Park (extension) Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 40 | 0.6 km |
Metheringham Heath (Farm AD) Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 6.5 | 5.3 km |
Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 1) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12 | 7.6 km |
Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 2) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 22 | 7.6 km |
Lincoln EFW EfW Incineration · Operational | 16.4 | 9.1 km |
Lincoln Landfill Scheme Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 9.2 km |
Castle Farm, Castle Lane - Biomass Boiler & Agricultural Building Biomass (dedicated) · Under Construction | 1.6 | 9.7 km |
Top Farm, Short Ferry Road - Solar PV Arrays Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.86 | 10 km |
How big is Branston solar park?
Branston solar park has a recorded installed capacity of 18.9 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 Branston solar park?
REPD records the operator as Inazin Energy Limited/Low Carbon. 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 Branston solar park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-06-02. Permission was granted on 2014-10-15, 4 months later. The site became operational on 2015-03-31, 5 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 2323.
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