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Rampisham North
Rampisham North is operational in Dorset with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 2017-03-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-11-19 |
| Permission granted | 2016-12-22 25 months after submission |
| Operational | 2017-03-01 2 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.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Dorset
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Poole Harbour 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.
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| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6 km |
Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9 | 6 km |
Caswell Farm Solar Park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.7 | 9.2 km |
Pattemores Transport (Crewkern) Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 2.1 | 10.5 km |
Clifton Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 35 | 11.2 km |
Burton Bradstock Solar Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 13.5 km |
Lower Severalls Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10.8 | 13.9 km |
Court Farm Business Park, Road To Court Farm - Hydroelectric System Large Hydro · Operational | 10 | 13.9 km |
How big is Rampisham North?
Rampisham North has a recorded installed capacity of 5 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 Rampisham North?
REPD records the operator as British Solar Renewables. 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 Rampisham North approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-11-19. Permission was granted on 2016-12-22, 25 months later. The site became operational on 2017-03-01, 2 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 4897.
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