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Littlebourne
Littlebourne is an operational 17 MW solar farm in Canterbury, generating since 13 November 2014. Planning permission was granted on 8 January 2014, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Bluefield Solar Income Fund.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 October 2013 |
| Permission granted | 8 January 2014 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 13 November 2014 10 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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 4.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 8 | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 5.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 6.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 48 | 9.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.5 | 9.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18 | 10.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.35 | 10.3 km |
How big is Littlebourne?
Littlebourne has a recorded installed capacity of 17 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 Littlebourne?
REPD records the operator as Bluefield Solar Income Fund. 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 Littlebourne approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 October 2013. Permission was granted on 8 January 2014, 3 months later. The site became operational on 13 November 2014, 10 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 2379.
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