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Handley Park

Handley Park is operational in West Northamptonshire with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 2016-03-24.

5 MW
Capacity
as recorded in REPD
Operational
Status
since 2016-03-24
Solar Photovoltaics
Technology
Haymaker Energy
West Northamptonshire
Authority
England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted2014-08-21
Permission granted2015-09-09
13 months after submission
Operational2016-03-24
6 months after consent

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 Northamptonshire’s record on solar

West Northamptonshire has decided 61 solar farms and approved 92%, taking a median of 2.9 months. See every solar farm decision in West Northamptonshire

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How big is Handley Park?

Handley Park 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 Handley Park?

REPD records the operator as Haymaker Energy. 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 Handley Park approved and built?

The application was submitted on 2014-08-21. Permission was granted on 2015-09-09, 13 months later. The site became operational on 2016-03-24, 6 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 2231.

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