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Manston Solar Farm
Manston Solar Farm is operational in Thanet with a recorded capacity of 9.9 MW, and has been generating since 2013-03-28.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2012-09-17 |
| Permission granted | 2012-11-27 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 2013-03-28 4 months after consent |
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.
Thanet’s record on solar
Thanet has decided 20 solar farms and approved 95%, taking a median of 2.3 months. See every solar farm decision in Thanet →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Manston Solar Farm extension (Westwood) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9.2 | 0.5 km |
Thorne Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 2 km |
Continental Approach - Solar Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 2.3 km |
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mothers Hospital Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.4 | 3.3 km |
Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane - Solar PV panels Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 33 | 4.2 km |
Ebbsfleet Farm Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.9 | 4.3 km |
Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) Battery · Under Construction | 249 | 4.7 km |
Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 Battery · Operational | 50.1 | 4.8 km |
How big is Manston Solar Farm?
Manston Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 9.9 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 Manston Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Vogt Solar. 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 Manston Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2012-09-17. Permission was granted on 2012-11-27, 2 months later. The site became operational on 2013-03-28, 4 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 1232.
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