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Littleyhey Prison Solar Farm
Littleyhey Prison Solar Farm is an operational 0.5 MW solar farm in Huntingdonshire, generating since 22 November 2021. Planning permission was granted on 12 November 2021, 11 months after submission. Operator of record: Ministry of Justice.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 December 2020 |
| Permission granted | 12 November 2021 11 months after submission |
| Operational | 22 November 2021 0 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.2 | 1.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 40 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 6.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 6.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15 | 7.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 20 | 8.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 10.7 km |
How big is Littleyhey Prison Solar Farm?
Littleyhey Prison Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 0.5 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 Littleyhey Prison Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Ministry of Justice. 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 Littleyhey Prison Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 December 2020. Permission was granted on 12 November 2021, 11 months later. The site became operational on 22 November 2021, 0 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 8272.
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