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The Flit
The Flit is an operational 10.5 MW solar farm in Cherwell, generating since 30 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 7 August 2014, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: United Photovoltaics.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 May 2014 |
| Permission granted | 7 August 2014 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 March 2015 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.
- Green Belt — Cherwell
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.
Cherwell’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.1 | 2.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13 | 6.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5 | 6.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 32 | 8 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 18 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.2 | 9.2 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 24 | 9.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.5 | 10.4 km |
How big is The Flit?
The Flit has a recorded installed capacity of 10.5 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 The Flit?
REPD records the operator as United Photovoltaics. 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 The Flit approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 May 2014. Permission was granted on 7 August 2014, 3 months later. The site became operational on 30 March 2015, 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 2071.
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