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Staughton Airfield Solar Farm
Staughton Airfield Solar Farm is an operational 40 MW solar farm in Huntingdonshire, generating since 1 March 2020. Planning permission was granted on 28 September 2015, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: GreenHedge (BayWa r.e.) / Next Energy Capital.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 June 2015 |
| Permission granted | 28 September 2015 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 March 2020 53 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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15 | 5.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.5 | 5.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.2 | 6.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 8.7 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 3.4 | 10.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 11 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.5 | 11.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 20 | 11.4 km |
How big is Staughton Airfield Solar Farm?
Staughton Airfield Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 40 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 Staughton Airfield Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as GreenHedge (BayWa r.e.) / Next Energy Capital. 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 Staughton Airfield Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 June 2015. Permission was granted on 28 September 2015, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 March 2020, 53 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 5431.
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