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Kencot Hill Solar Farm
Kencot Hill Solar Farm is an operational 37 MW solar farm in West Oxfordshire, generating since 30 October 2014. Planning permission was granted on 20 June 2012, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Foresight Solar Fund Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 16 April 2012 |
| Permission granted | 20 June 2012 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 October 2014 28 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.
West Oxfordshire’s record on solar
West Oxfordshire has decided 21 solar farms and approved 81%, taking a median of 3.2 months. See every solar farm decision in West Oxfordshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.5 | 3.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 36 | 9.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 27 | 11.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 19 | 13.5 km |
How big is Kencot Hill Solar Farm?
Kencot Hill Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 37 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 Kencot Hill Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Foresight Solar Fund Limited. 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 Kencot Hill Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 16 April 2012. Permission was granted on 20 June 2012, 2 months later. The site became operational on 30 October 2014, 28 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 2027.
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