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Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm)
Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) is an operational 5 MW solar farm in North Yorkshire, generating since 30 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 7 August 2015, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: First Renewable Developments/ Harworth Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 April 2015 |
| Permission granted | 7 August 2015 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 March 2017 20 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.
- Green Belt — North Yorkshire
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 | 5 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.4 | 2.7 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 5.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 150 | 5.4 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 68 | 5.6 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 70 | 5.6 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 57 | 7.1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 320 | 7.2 km |
How big is Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm)?
Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar 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 Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm)?
REPD records the operator as First Renewable Developments/ Harworth Group. 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 Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 April 2015. Permission was granted on 7 August 2015, 4 months later. The site became operational on 30 March 2017, 20 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 5559.
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