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Hunters Race Solar Park
Hunters Race Solar Park is an operational 9.3 MW solar farm in Chichester, generating since 23 July 2014. Planning permission was granted on 13 May 2013, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Aardvark Environment Matters.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 12 February 2013 |
| Permission granted | 13 May 2013 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 23 July 2014 14 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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.
Chichester’s record on solar
Chichester has decided 24 solar farms and approved 88%, taking a median of 2.6 months. See every solar farm decision in Chichester →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.5 | 3.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.2 | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.19 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 6.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 8 km |
How big is Hunters Race Solar Park?
Hunters Race Solar Park has a recorded installed capacity of 9.3 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 Hunters Race Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as Aardvark Environment Matters. 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 Hunters Race Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 12 February 2013. Permission was granted on 13 May 2013, 3 months later. The site became operational on 23 July 2014, 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 2280.
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