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Great Wilbraham Solar Farm
Great Wilbraham Solar Farm is an operational 38.1 MW solar farm in South Cambridgeshire, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 28 July 2014, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Inazin Energy Limited / Low Carbon.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 January 2014 |
| Permission granted | 28 July 2014 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 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.
- Green Belt — South Cambridgeshire
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.
South Cambridgeshire’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 26 | 3.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 29.9 | 9.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 10 km |
Battery · Operational | 50 | 10.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 11.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 39.5 | 12.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 49.9 | 13.1 km |
Battery · Operational | 0.66 | 13.1 km |
How big is Great Wilbraham Solar Farm?
Great Wilbraham Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 38.1 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 Great Wilbraham Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Inazin Energy Limited / Low Carbon. 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 Great Wilbraham Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 January 2014. Permission was granted on 28 July 2014, 6 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 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 1835.
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