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Hillhouse Farm
Hillhouse Farm is an operational 28.5 MW solar farm in Stroud, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 8 December 2014, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Cambridge Solar Power/ Vogt Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 5 August 2014 |
| Permission granted | 8 December 2014 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 4 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.
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.
Stroud’s record on solar
Stroud has decided 24 solar farms and approved 88%, taking a median of 3 months. See every solar farm decision in Stroud →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.2 | 1.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.8 | 4.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.21 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.2 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 14.5 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 9.9 km |
How big is Hillhouse Farm?
Hillhouse Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 28.5 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 Hillhouse Farm?
REPD records the operator as Cambridge Solar Power/ Vogt 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 Hillhouse Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 5 August 2014. Permission was granted on 8 December 2014, 4 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 4 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 2238.
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