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Hill End Farm
Hill End Farm is an operational 2.8 MW solar farm in Basingstoke and Deane, generating since 29 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 20 December 2013, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Lightsource Renewable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 12 July 2013 |
| Permission granted | 20 December 2013 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 29 March 2014 3 months after consent |
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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.
- Ancient woodland — MORGASTON/PEPPER WOODS
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.
Basingstoke and Deane’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 1 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 1.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 100 | 3.8 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 8 | 5.6 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.2 | 5.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 10.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 17.87 | 10.6 km |
How big is Hill End Farm?
Hill End Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 2.8 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 Hill End Farm?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource Renewable 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 Hill End Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 12 July 2013. Permission was granted on 20 December 2013, 5 months later. The site became operational on 29 March 2014, 3 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 2001.
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