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The Grange
The Grange is an operational 49.9 MW solar farm in Newark and Sherwood, generating since 1 April 2021. Planning permission was granted on 28 June 2023, 47 months after submission. Operator of record: Lightsource BP.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 August 2019 |
| Permission granted | 28 June 2023 47 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2021 |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
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.
Newark and Sherwood’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 0.7 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 20.3 | 0.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.6 | 2.6 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 360 | 4.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 30 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.4 | 9.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 11.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 11.5 km |
How big is The Grange?
The Grange 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 The Grange?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource BP. 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 Grange approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 August 2019. Permission was granted on 28 June 2023, 47 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2021.
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 7256.
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