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Nickle Farm
Nickle Farm is an operational 0.35 MW solar farm in Canterbury, generating since 1 August 2021. Planning permission was granted on 24 December 2021, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: Beba Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 February 2021 |
| Permission granted | 24 December 2021 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 August 2021 |
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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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
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.
Canterbury’s record on solar
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| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 8.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 8 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 9.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 17 | 10.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 150 | 10.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 373 | 10.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 11.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18 | 12.2 km |
How big is Nickle Farm?
Nickle Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 0.35 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 Nickle Farm?
REPD records the operator as Beba 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 Nickle Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 February 2021. Permission was granted on 24 December 2021, 10 months later. The site became operational on 1 August 2021.
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 8448.
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