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Saxley Farm
Saxley Farm is operational in Test Valley with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 2014-03-31.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2013-09-27 |
| Permission granted | 2013-12-18 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 2014-03-31 3 months after consent |
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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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 |
|---|---|---|
Abbots Ann Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 1.7 km |
Westover Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 2.1 km |
Fullenton Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 5.5 km |
Andover Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.6 km |
Eveley Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 49 | 6 km |
Cowdown Lane Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 40 | 6.6 km |
Lains Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.7 km |
Shipton Bellinger - Park House Corner Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.4 | 9.8 km |
How big is Saxley Farm?
Saxley Farm 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 Saxley Farm?
REPD records the operator as Solar Century/ 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 Saxley Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2013-09-27. Permission was granted on 2013-12-18, 3 months later. The site became operational on 2014-03-31, 3 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 1333.
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