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Ravens Close
Ravens Close is an operational 5 MW solar farm in North Yorkshire, generating since 14 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 21 March 2016, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: NESF (formerly Tau Solar).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 February 2015 |
| Permission granted | 21 March 2016 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 14 March 2017 12 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 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 | 16 | 9.5 km |
How big is Ravens Close?
Ravens Close 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 Ravens Close?
REPD records the operator as NESF (formerly Tau Solar). 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 Ravens Close approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 February 2015. Permission was granted on 21 March 2016, 14 months later. The site became operational on 14 March 2017, 12 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 5017.
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