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Merston Solar Park
Merston Solar Park is an operational 10 MW solar farm in Chichester, generating since 28 June 2016. Planning permission was granted on 19 March 2015, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Primrose Solar / Mongoose Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 October 2014 |
| Permission granted | 19 March 2015 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 June 2016 15 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.
Chichester’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.19 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 3.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 3.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.5 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.4 | 3.6 km |
How big is Merston Solar Park?
Merston Solar Park has a recorded installed capacity of 10 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 Merston Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as Primrose Solar / Mongoose Energy. 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 Merston Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 October 2014. Permission was granted on 19 March 2015, 5 months later. The site became operational on 28 June 2016, 15 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 4713.
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