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Ermine Street Farm solar park
Ermine Street Farm solar park is an operational 32.5 MW solar farm in North Kesteven, generating since 29 July 2014. Planning permission was granted on 6 December 2013, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Octopus Investments.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 August 2013 |
| Permission granted | 6 December 2013 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 29 July 2014 8 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
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 · Operational | 8 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 20 | 9 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 40 | 9.5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Under Construction | 1.6 | 10.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 25 | 11.3 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Under Construction | 1.6 | 11.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15 | 12.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.9 | 12.5 km |
How big is Ermine Street Farm solar park?
Ermine Street Farm solar park has a recorded installed capacity of 32.5 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 Ermine Street Farm solar park?
REPD records the operator as Octopus Investments. 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 Ermine Street Farm solar park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 August 2013. Permission was granted on 6 December 2013, 4 months later. The site became operational on 29 July 2014, 8 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 1528.
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