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Gravel Works, Wasing Estate
Gravel Works, Wasing Estate is an operational 5 MW solar farm in West Berkshire, generating since 1 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 9 June 2016, 15 months after submission. Operator of record: NESF (formerly INRG Solar).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 March 2015 |
| Permission granted | 9 June 2016 15 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 March 2017 9 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 Berkshire’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 2.7 km |
Battery · Operational | 0.3 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 8.1 km |
Battery · Operational | 1 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.8 | 9.5 km |
Battery · Operational | 100 | 10.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.7 | 12.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15.8 | 13.1 km |
How big is Gravel Works, Wasing Estate?
Gravel Works, Wasing Estate has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Gravel Works, Wasing Estate?
REPD records the operator as NESF (formerly INRG 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 Gravel Works, Wasing Estate approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 March 2015. Permission was granted on 9 June 2016, 15 months later. The site became operational on 1 March 2017, 9 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 5143.
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