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Sutton Bridge Solar Farm
Sutton Bridge Solar Farm is an operational 49.9 MW solar farm in South Holland, generating since 1 April 2024. Planning permission was granted on 26 January 2021, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: EDF Energy Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 11 December 2020 |
| Permission granted | 26 January 2021 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2024 38 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 1 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.
South Holland’s record on solar
South Holland has decided 24 solar farms and approved 88%, taking a median of 2.5 months. See every solar farm decision in South Holland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 14 | 2 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 250 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 40 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 30 | 5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.7 | 5.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.7 | 9.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 10.5 km |
How big is Sutton Bridge Solar Farm?
Sutton Bridge Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 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 Sutton Bridge Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as EDF Energy Renewables. 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 Sutton Bridge Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 11 December 2020. Permission was granted on 26 January 2021, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2024, 38 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 16008.
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