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The Grange
The Grange is operational in Newark and Sherwood with a recorded capacity of 49.9 MW, and has been generating since 2021-04-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2019-08-09 |
| Permission granted | 2023-06-28 47 months after submission |
| Operational | 2021-04-01 |
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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Hawton Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 0.7 km |
Balderton Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 20.3 | 0.9 km |
Grange Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.6 | 2.6 km |
Staythorpe Road - Battery energy storage Battery · Under Construction | 360 | 4.3 km |
Copley Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 30 | 6.7 km |
Lodge Farm - Orston Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.4 | 9.4 km |
Grantham Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 11.2 km |
Elton solar farm 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 2019-08-09. Permission was granted on 2023-06-28, 47 months later. The site became operational on 2021-04-01.
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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