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The Old Airfield
The Old Airfield is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Broadland, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 4 March 2014, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Lumicity.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 December 2013 |
| Permission granted | 4 March 2014 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 13 months after consent |
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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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Yare Broads and Marshes
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.
Broadland’s record on solar
Broadland has decided 15 solar farms and approved 93%, taking a median of 3.3 months. See every solar farm decision in Broadland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.6 | 0.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 30 | 5.1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 30 | 5.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.3 | 5.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 6.2 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 6.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 7.6 km |
How big is The Old Airfield?
The Old Airfield has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Old Airfield?
REPD records the operator as Lumicity. 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 Old Airfield approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 December 2013. Permission was granted on 4 March 2014, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 13 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 2072.
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