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Shortheath Solar Park
Shortheath Solar Park is operational in South Derbyshire with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 2017-03-31.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2015-08-05 |
| Permission granted | 2015-12-16 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 2017-03-31 15 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 — River Mease SAC
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.
South Derbyshire’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Midland Lead, Kiln Way - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.24 | 4.2 km |
Land at Coton Park Colliery Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.5 | 4.4 km |
Ashby Solar Farm (a) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.6 km |
Prestop Park Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 16 | 4.6 km |
Land at Ingles Hill Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 5.1 km |
Short Hazel Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.7 km |
Packington Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.9 | 6 km |
Hill Farm - Energy Barn Battery · Operational | 10 | 6.3 km |
How big is Shortheath Solar Park?
Shortheath Solar Park 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 Shortheath Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as Trina 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 Shortheath Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2015-08-05. Permission was granted on 2015-12-16, 4 months later. The site became operational on 2017-03-31, 15 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 5590.
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