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Natewood Farm
Natewood Farm is an operational 8.9 MW solar farm in Wealden, generating since 27 January 2015. Planning permission was granted on 17 April 2014, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Haymaker Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 6 February 2014 |
| Permission granted | 17 April 2014 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 27 January 2015 9 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural 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 | 7.5 | 3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.2 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.1 | 6.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.6 | 8.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 8.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.1 | 9.6 km |
How big is Natewood Farm?
Natewood Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 8.9 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 Natewood Farm?
REPD records the operator as Haymaker 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 Natewood Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 6 February 2014. Permission was granted on 17 April 2014, 2 months later. The site became operational on 27 January 2015, 9 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 2043.
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