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Rydon Farm
Rydon Farm is an operational 12 MW solar farm in Teignbridge, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 20 January 2014, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: MTS Rydon Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 July 2013 |
| Permission granted | 20 January 2014 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 14 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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.
Teignbridge’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.2 | 7.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 10.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.17 | 10.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 11.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.4 | 13.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.2 | 14.1 km |
How big is Rydon Farm?
Rydon Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 12 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 Rydon Farm?
REPD records the operator as MTS Rydon 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 Rydon Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 July 2013. Permission was granted on 20 January 2014, 6 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 14 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 5234.
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