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Rolleston Park Farm
Rolleston Park Farm is an operational 18.7 MW solar farm in East Staffordshire, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 10 September 2014, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Push Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 July 2014 |
| Permission granted | 10 September 2014 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 7 months after consent |
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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.
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.
East Staffordshire’s record on solar
East Staffordshire has decided 17 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 2.7 months. See every solar farm decision in East Staffordshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 10 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 20 | 6.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 7.2 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Under Construction | 15 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.8 | 7.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.6 | 8.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.6 | 9 km |
How big is Rolleston Park Farm?
Rolleston Park Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 18.7 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 Rolleston Park Farm?
REPD records the operator as Push 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 Rolleston Park Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 July 2014. Permission was granted on 10 September 2014, 2 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 7 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 2196.
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