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Southwick Estate
Southwick Estate is an operational 48 MW solar farm in Winchester, generating since 10 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 13 December 2013, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Bluefield Solar Income Fund.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 16 October 2013 |
| Permission granted | 13 December 2013 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 10 March 2015 15 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- 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.
Winchester’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.5 | 4.5 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 2 | 5.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 4.5 | 5.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.4 | 5.4 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 14 | 7.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.2 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 8.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3.5 | 9.2 km |
How big is Southwick Estate?
Southwick Estate has a recorded installed capacity of 48 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 Southwick Estate?
REPD records the operator as Bluefield Solar Income Fund. 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 Southwick Estate approved and built?
The application was submitted on 16 October 2013. Permission was granted on 13 December 2013, 2 months later. The site became operational on 10 March 2015, 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 1768.
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