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Iwade Solar Farm
Iwade Solar Farm is an operational 1.7 MW solar farm in Swale, generating since 19 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 11 July 2013, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: FH Dean Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 January 2013 |
| Permission granted | 11 July 2013 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 March 2015 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 1 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.
Swale’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.3 | 2.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 3.1 km |
Battery · Operational | 49.9 | 6.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2 | 6.4 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 49.9 | 7.3 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 25 | 7.5 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 22 | 8.9 km |
How big is Iwade Solar Farm?
Iwade Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 1.7 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 Iwade Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as FH Dean Ltd. 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 Iwade Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 January 2013. Permission was granted on 11 July 2013, 6 months later. The site became operational on 19 March 2015, 20 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 4836.
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