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Hatherden Farm
Hatherden Farm is an operational 49.9 MW solar farm in Test Valley. Planning permission was granted on 5 June 2020, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Nextpower SPV 10 Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 December 2019 |
| Permission granted | 5 June 2020 6 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Test Valley’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 40 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 9.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 9.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 10.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 11.9 km |
How big is Hatherden Farm?
Hatherden Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 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 Hatherden Farm?
REPD records the operator as Nextpower SPV 10 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 Hatherden Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 December 2019. Permission was granted on 5 June 2020, 6 months later. REPD does not record an operational date.
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 7425.
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