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Highwood Lane
Highwood Lane is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Test Valley, generating since 31 August 2016. Planning permission was granted on 22 July 2015, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Solstice Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 5 May 2015 |
| Permission granted | 22 July 2015 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 August 2016 13 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- 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
Test Valley has decided 37 solar farms and approved 95%, taking a median of 5 months. See every solar farm decision in Test Valley →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 46 | 4.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 4.3 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.9 | 6.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.4 | 8.3 km |
How big is Highwood Lane?
Highwood Lane 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 Highwood Lane?
REPD records the operator as Solstice Renewables. 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 Highwood Lane approved and built?
The application was submitted on 5 May 2015. Permission was granted on 22 July 2015, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 August 2016, 13 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 5242.
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