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Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV
Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV is an operational 0.67 MW solar farm in Bromsgrove, generating since 31 October 2023. Planning permission was granted on 25 November 2021, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Bumble Hole Foods Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 June 2021 |
| Permission granted | 25 November 2021 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 October 2023 23 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Bromsgrove
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.
Bromsgrove’s record on solar
Bromsgrove has decided 6 solar farms and approved 83%, taking a median of 3 months. See every solar farm decision in Bromsgrove →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 3.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.6 | 10 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 15.5 | 10.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.19 | 11.9 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 1.1 | 12.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 14.5 km |
How big is Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV?
Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV has a recorded installed capacity of 0.67 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 Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV?
REPD records the operator as Bumble Hole Foods Limited. 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 Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 June 2021. Permission was granted on 25 November 2021, 6 months later. The site became operational on 31 October 2023, 23 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 9157.
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