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Former Westhampnett Landfill
Former Westhampnett Landfill is an operational 7.5 MW solar farm in Chichester, generating since 25 October 2018. Planning permission was granted on 10 January 2017, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: West Sussex County Council.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 September 2016 |
| Permission granted | 10 January 2017 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 25 October 2018 21 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 1 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 | 5 | 1.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.19 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9.3 | 3.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 4.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5 km |
How big is Former Westhampnett Landfill?
Former Westhampnett Landfill has a recorded installed capacity of 7.5 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 Former Westhampnett Landfill?
REPD records the operator as West Sussex County Council. 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 Former Westhampnett Landfill approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 September 2016. Permission was granted on 10 January 2017, 3 months later. The site became operational on 25 October 2018, 21 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 6244.
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