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Haigh Hall Solar Farm
Haigh Hall Solar Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Leeds, generating since 1 February 2017. REPD does not record the planning grant date. Operator of record: Athos Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 May 2016 |
| Permission granted | not recorded |
| Operational | 1 February 2017 |
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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.
- Green Belt — Leeds
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 |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.3 | 8.5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.4 | 8.7 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 49 | 8.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 8.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 4 | 9.4 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 11.6 | 9.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.22 | 10.5 km |
How big is Haigh Hall Solar Farm?
Haigh Hall 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 Haigh Hall Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Athos 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 Haigh Hall Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 May 2016. REPD does not record a grant date. The site became operational on 1 February 2017.
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 6402.
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