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Henley Solar Farm
Henley Solar Farm is an operational 6.5 MW solar farm in Shropshire, generating since 29 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 4 January 2016, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: Greencoat/ Renesola.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 November 2014 |
| Permission granted | 4 January 2016 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 29 March 2017 15 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Shropshire Hills
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.
Shropshire’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.5 | 11.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.1 | 13.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 14.6 km |
How big is Henley Solar Farm?
Henley Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 6.5 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 Henley Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Greencoat/ Renesola. 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 Henley Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 November 2014. Permission was granted on 4 January 2016, 14 months later. The site became operational on 29 March 2017, 15 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 5342.
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