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Roves Farm (Solar)
Roves Farm (Solar) is an operational 12.7 MW solar farm in Swindon, generating since 24 February 2015. Planning permission was granted on 28 October 2014, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Bluefield Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 July 2014 |
| Permission granted | 28 October 2014 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 February 2015 4 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.
Swindon’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9.3 | 1.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.6 | 2.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.5 | 3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.5 | 3.1 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 3.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 3.3 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 3.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.3 km |
How big is Roves Farm (Solar)?
Roves Farm (Solar) has a recorded installed capacity of 12.7 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 Roves Farm (Solar)?
REPD records the operator as Bluefield 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 Roves Farm (Solar) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 July 2014. Permission was granted on 28 October 2014, 4 months later. The site became operational on 24 February 2015, 4 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 2049.
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