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Grange Farm Solar Farm
Grange Farm Solar Farm is an operational 4.9 MW solar farm in Somerset, generating since 28 August 2013. Planning permission was granted on 14 January 2013, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Anesco.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 October 2012 |
| Permission granted | 14 January 2013 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 August 2013 7 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Tone Catchment
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.
Somerset’s record on solar
Somerset has decided 147 solar farms and approved 86%, taking a median of 3 months. See every solar farm decision in Somerset →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 1.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.4 | 2.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.17 | 3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 30 | 5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.2 | 5.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2 | 6.3 km |
How big is Grange Farm Solar Farm?
Grange Farm Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 4.9 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 Grange Farm Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Anesco. 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 Grange Farm Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 October 2012. Permission was granted on 14 January 2013, 3 months later. The site became operational on 28 August 2013, 7 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 2120.
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