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Sycamore Farm
Sycamore Farm is an operational 20 MW solar farm in Folkestone and Hythe, generating since 30 May 2014. Planning permission was granted on 17 January 2013, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: BNRG Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 October 2012 |
| Permission granted | 17 January 2013 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 May 2014 16 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.
Folkestone and Hythe’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 59.8 | 4.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 8.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10.6 | 14.1 km |
How big is Sycamore Farm?
Sycamore Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 20 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 Sycamore Farm?
REPD records the operator as BNRG 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 Sycamore Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 October 2012. Permission was granted on 17 January 2013, 3 months later. The site became operational on 30 May 2014, 16 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 1775.
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