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Holton Airfield
Holton Airfield is an operational 11 MW solar farm in East Suffolk, generating since 19 December 2013. Planning permission was granted on 19 December 2012, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Private Developer.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 October 2012 |
| Permission granted | 19 December 2012 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 December 2013 12 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.
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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.9 | 8.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.6 | 9.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.7 | 9.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.2 | 9.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 10.3 km |
How big is Holton Airfield?
Holton Airfield has a recorded installed capacity of 11 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 Holton Airfield?
REPD records the operator as Private Developer. 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 Holton Airfield approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 October 2012. Permission was granted on 19 December 2012, 2 months later. The site became operational on 19 December 2013, 12 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 1715.
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