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Hale Farm
Hale Farm is an operational 8 MW solar farm in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, generating since 26 February 2016. Planning permission was granted on 23 September 2015, 11 months after submission. Operator of record: Hale Solar Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 28 October 2014 |
| Permission granted | 23 September 2015 11 months after submission |
| Operational | 26 February 2016 5 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.8 | 0.6 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 3.2 | 1 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 3.4 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 20 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 36 | 2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 2.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 6.1 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 6.2 km |
How big is Hale Farm?
Hale Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 8 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 Hale Farm?
REPD records the operator as Hale Solar Limited. 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 Hale Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 28 October 2014. Permission was granted on 23 September 2015, 11 months later. The site became operational on 26 February 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 4727.
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