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Testwood Water Supply Works
Testwood Water Supply Works is an operational 1.9 MW solar farm in New Forest, generating since 24 August 2017. Planning permission was granted on 12 December 2016, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Southern Water Services.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 July 2016 |
| Permission granted | 12 December 2016 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 August 2017 8 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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 |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11 | 3.7 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 16 | 4.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 5.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 6.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 7.8 km |
How big is Testwood Water Supply Works?
Testwood Water Supply Works has a recorded installed capacity of 1.9 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 Testwood Water Supply Works?
REPD records the operator as Southern Water Services. 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 Testwood Water Supply Works approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 July 2016. Permission was granted on 12 December 2016, 5 months later. The site became operational on 24 August 2017, 8 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 6329.
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