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Taplins Farm solar park
Taplins Farm solar park is an operational 5.9 MW solar farm in Hart, generating since 15 June 2016. Planning permission was granted on 20 October 2014, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: PS Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 May 2014 |
| Permission granted | 20 October 2014 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 June 2016 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 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 | 5 | 1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 5.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 5.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 17.87 | 7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.7 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.15 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.5 | 9.5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.2 | 10.5 km |
How big is Taplins Farm solar park?
Taplins Farm solar park has a recorded installed capacity of 5.9 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 Taplins Farm solar park?
REPD records the operator as PS 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 Taplins Farm solar park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 May 2014. Permission was granted on 20 October 2014, 5 months later. The site became operational on 15 June 2016, 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 2312.
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