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Lower Coombe Farm Solar
Lower Coombe Farm Solar is operational in Somerset with a recorded capacity of 1 MW, and has been generating since 2011-06-24.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2010-11-19 |
| Permission granted | 2011-01-25 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 2011-06-24 5 months after consent |
What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Axe SAC
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.
Somerset’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Lower Coombe Farm (Bean Field) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 0.5 km |
Lower Severalls Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10.8 | 4.1 km |
Goldenhaye Field Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2 | 5.4 km |
Pattemores Transport (Crewkern) Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 2.1 | 5.4 km |
Hurcott Copse Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 6.3 km |
Parsonage Barn (extension) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.6 | 7.5 km |
Chard Solar Park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 7.9 km |
JB Wheaton Battery · Operational | 8.8 | 8.8 km |
How big is Lower Coombe Farm Solar?
Lower Coombe Farm Solar has a recorded installed capacity of 1 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 Lower Coombe Farm Solar?
REPD records the operator as Solar South West. 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 Lower Coombe Farm Solar approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2010-11-19. Permission was granted on 2011-01-25, 2 months later. The site became operational on 2011-06-24, 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 1081.
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