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Ingham North Solar
Ingham North Solar is an operational 14.2 MW solar farm in West Suffolk, generating since 23 March 2021. Planning permission was granted on 24 March 2017, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Solafields/Ingham Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 26 September 2016 |
| Permission granted | 24 March 2017 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 23 March 2021 48 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
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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How big is Ingham North Solar?
Ingham North Solar has a recorded installed capacity of 14.2 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 Ingham North Solar?
REPD records the operator as Solafields/Ingham Renewables. 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 Ingham North Solar approved and built?
The application was submitted on 26 September 2016. Permission was granted on 24 March 2017, 6 months later. The site became operational on 23 March 2021, 48 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 6248.
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