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Hardingham Solar Farm
Hardingham Solar Farm is an operational 14.8 MW solar farm in Breckland, generating since 5 January 2014. Planning permission was granted on 21 December 2012, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 October 2012 |
| Permission granted | 21 December 2012 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 5 January 2014 12 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Yare Broads and Marshes
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.
Breckland’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.2 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 30 | 6.1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 30 | 6.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.9 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 9.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 10.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.6 | 10.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 0.1 | 10.9 km |
How big is Hardingham Solar Farm?
Hardingham Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 14.8 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 Hardingham Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Solar Century/ Bluefield 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 Hardingham Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 October 2012. Permission was granted on 21 December 2012, 3 months later. The site became operational on 5 January 2014, 12 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 1223.
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