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Low Farm Solar Array
Low Farm Solar Array is an operational 20 MW solar farm in North East Lincolnshire, generating since 1 October 2022. Planning permission was granted on 9 October 2015, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Wirsol / Island Green Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 June 2015 |
| Permission granted | 9 October 2015 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 October 2022 84 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.
North East Lincolnshire’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 27.1 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.08 | 4.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.12 | 5.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.5 | 5.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.36 | 6.3 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 3.2 | 7.9 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 80 | 8.7 km |
How big is Low Farm Solar Array?
Low Farm Solar Array has a recorded installed capacity of 20 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 Low Farm Solar Array?
REPD records the operator as Wirsol / Island Green Power. 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 Low Farm Solar Array approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 June 2015. Permission was granted on 9 October 2015, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 October 2022, 84 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 5444.
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