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Lackford Estate Solar Park
Lackford Estate Solar Park is an operational 20.9 MW solar farm in West Suffolk, generating since 31 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 2 November 2013, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Lackford Estate Solar Park Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 August 2013 |
| Permission granted | 2 November 2013 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2014 5 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.
West Suffolk’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 1.9 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.4 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.55 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 14.2 | 7.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.1 | 8.2 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 5 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.62 | 10.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.6 | 13.4 km |
How big is Lackford Estate Solar Park?
Lackford Estate Solar Park has a recorded installed capacity of 20.9 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 Lackford Estate Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as Lackford Estate Solar Park 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 Lackford Estate Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 August 2013. Permission was granted on 2 November 2013, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2014, 5 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 1338.
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