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Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array
Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array is an operational 1.66 MW solar farm in West Northamptonshire, generating since 1 October 2023. Planning permission was granted on 24 May 2022, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Cummins Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 February 2022 |
| Permission granted | 24 May 2022 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 October 2023 16 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban 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 |
|---|---|---|
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 1 | 0.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 6.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.5 | 8.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 9.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 2 | 11 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 11.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 11.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 12 km |
How big is Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array?
Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array has a recorded installed capacity of 1.66 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 Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array?
REPD records the operator as Cummins Limited. 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 Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 February 2022. Permission was granted on 24 May 2022, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 October 2023, 16 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 10790.
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