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Greaves Solar Farm
Greaves Solar Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Westmorland and Furness, generating since 31 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 3 November 2015, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: New Energy for the World.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 24 August 2015 |
| Permission granted | 3 November 2015 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2016 5 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 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.
Westmorland and Furness’s record on solar
Westmorland and Furness has decided 39 solar farms and approved 85%, taking a median of 3.8 months. See every solar farm decision in Westmorland and Furness →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 3.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 4.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.5 | 6.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.5 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 9.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.3 | 9.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.5 | 9.3 km |
How big is Greaves Solar Farm?
Greaves Solar Farm 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 Greaves Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as New Energy for the World. 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 Greaves Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 24 August 2015. Permission was granted on 3 November 2015, 2 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2016, 5 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 5793.
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