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Durrants Farm Solar
Durrants Farm Solar is an operational 4.5 MW solar farm in Isle of Wight, generating since 1 July 2011. Planning permission was granted on 28 February 2011, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Kronos Solar/Vogt Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 December 2010 |
| Permission granted | 28 February 2011 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 July 2011 4 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Isle of Wight’s record on solar
Isle of Wight has decided 16 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 2.7 months. See every solar farm decision in Isle of Wight →
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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.2 | 5.3 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10.7 | 5.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 7.5 km |
How big is Durrants Farm Solar?
Durrants Farm Solar has a recorded installed capacity of 4.5 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 Durrants Farm Solar?
REPD records the operator as Kronos Solar/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 Durrants Farm Solar approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 December 2010. Permission was granted on 28 February 2011, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 July 2011, 4 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 1082.
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