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Turves Solar Farm
Turves Solar Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Fenland, generating since 19 March 2013. Planning permission was granted on 12 April 2012, 11 months after submission. Operator of record: Abbey Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 May 2011 |
| Permission granted | 12 April 2012 11 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 March 2013 11 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 1 agricultural land.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.7 | 0.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 0.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 1.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 4.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 4.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 16 | 5.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 5.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10.3 | 5.9 km |
How big is Turves Solar Farm?
Turves Solar Farm 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 Turves Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Abbey Renewables. 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 Turves Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 May 2011. Permission was granted on 12 April 2012, 11 months later. The site became operational on 19 March 2013, 11 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 1171.
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