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Homestead Farm
Homestead Farm is an operational 10.7 MW solar farm in Isle of Wight, generating since 15 December 2015. Planning permission was granted on 21 October 2014, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Anesco.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 May 2014 |
| Permission granted | 21 October 2014 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 December 2015 14 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.
- 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.
Isle of Wight’s record on solar
Isle of Wight has decided 16 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 2.7 months. See every solar farm decision in Isle of Wight →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 0.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 3.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.5 | 5.7 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.5 | 5.9 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Under Construction | 3.3 | 7.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.7 | 9.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 9.8 km |
How big is Homestead Farm?
Homestead Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 10.7 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 Homestead Farm?
REPD records the operator as Anesco. 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 Homestead Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 May 2014. Permission was granted on 21 October 2014, 5 months later. The site became operational on 15 December 2015, 14 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 2314.
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