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Watford Lodge
Watford Lodge is an operational 12.5 MW onshore wind farm in West Northamptonshire, generating since 23 November 2015. Planning permission was granted on 21 December 2011, 40 months after submission. Operator of record: Broadview Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 19 August 2008 |
| Permission granted | 21 December 2011 40 months after submission |
| Operational | 23 November 2015 47 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.
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.
West Northamptonshire’s record on onshore wind
West Northamptonshire has decided 12 onshore wind schemes and approved 67%, taking a median of 17.6 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in West Northamptonshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 4.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 4.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 4.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.3 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 2 | 5.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 16 | 6.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 6.7 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.8 | 8.4 km |
How big is Watford Lodge?
Watford Lodge has a recorded installed capacity of 12.5 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 Watford Lodge?
REPD records the operator as Broadview Energy. 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 Watford Lodge approved and built?
The application was submitted on 19 August 2008. Permission was granted on 21 December 2011, 40 months later. The site became operational on 23 November 2015, 47 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 4424.
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