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Northfield House Solar Farm
Northfield House Solar Farm is operational in Harborough with a recorded capacity of 26 MW, and has been generating since 2023-02-15.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2020-08-24 |
| Permission granted | 2020-11-25 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 2023-02-15 27 months after consent |
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.
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.
Harborough’s record on solar
Harborough has decided 12 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 2.5 months. See every solar farm decision in Harborough →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Cotesbach Landfill Gas Project Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 1.2 km |
Streetfield Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18.3 | 2.9 km |
Swinford Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 22 | 4 km |
Swinford Wind Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 20 | 4.1 km |
Lilbourne Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 5.4 km |
Yelvertoft Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 16 | 7.8 km |
Low Spinney Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 8 | 8 km |
Crick Road Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 9.8 km |
How big is Northfield House Solar Farm?
Northfield House Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 26 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 Northfield House Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource BP. 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 Northfield House Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2020-08-24. Permission was granted on 2020-11-25, 3 months later. The site became operational on 2023-02-15, 27 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 13251.
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