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Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 is an operational 20 MW solar farm in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, generating since 31 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 28 March 2013, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Solar Power Generation Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 28 November 2012 |
| Permission granted | 28 March 2013 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2014 12 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 5 agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 36 | 0.6 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 3.4 | 0.6 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 3.2 | 0.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.8 | 1.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.2 | 6.2 km |
How big is Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1?
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 has a recorded installed capacity of 20 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 Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1?
REPD records the operator as Solar Power Generation 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 Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 approved and built?
The application was submitted on 28 November 2012. Permission was granted on 28 March 2013, 4 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2014, 12 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 2282.
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