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Danes Farm - extension
Danes Farm - extension is an operational 10.5 MW solar farm in West Lindsey, generating since 11 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 4 December 2014, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: Freewatt Renewable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 October 2014 |
| Permission granted | 4 December 2014 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 11 March 2016 15 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.
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.
West Lindsey’s record on solar
West Lindsey has decided 21 solar farms and approved 86%, taking a median of 1.9 months. See every solar farm decision in West Lindsey →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.3 | 0 km |
Battery · Operational | 49 | 8.2 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 1.2 | 10 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.1 | 10.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 10 | 11.3 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 12 | 13.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 15 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 16.4 | 15 km |
How big is Danes Farm - extension?
Danes Farm - extension has a recorded installed capacity of 10.5 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 Danes Farm - extension?
REPD records the operator as Freewatt 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 Danes Farm - extension approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 October 2014. Permission was granted on 4 December 2014, 1 months later. The site became operational on 11 March 2016, 15 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 1525.
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