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Castle Combe Circuit
Castle Combe Circuit is an operational 12 MW solar farm in Wiltshire, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 10 November 2014, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Sunsave 17 / Vogt Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 16 July 2014 |
| Permission granted | 10 November 2014 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 5 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Cotswolds
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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 3.6 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 40 | 3.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 6.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.3 | 9.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.6 | 11.1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 11.2 km |
How big is Castle Combe Circuit?
Castle Combe Circuit 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 Castle Combe Circuit?
REPD records the operator as Sunsave 17 / Vogt Solar. 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 Castle Combe Circuit approved and built?
The application was submitted on 16 July 2014. Permission was granted on 10 November 2014, 4 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 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 1944.
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