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Saxley Farm
Saxley Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Test Valley, generating since 31 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 18 December 2013, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 27 September 2013 |
| Permission granted | 18 December 2013 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2014 3 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.
- 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.
Test Valley’s record on solar
Test Valley has decided 37 solar farms and approved 95%, taking a median of 5 months. See every solar farm decision in Test Valley →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 2.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 49 | 6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 40 | 6.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.7 km |
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 27 September 2013. Permission was granted on 18 December 2013, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2014, 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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