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West Raynham
West Raynham is an operational 49.9 MW solar farm in North Norfolk, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 20 December 2013, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Bluefield Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 October 2013 |
| Permission granted | 20 December 2013 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 15 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Wensum SAC
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.
North Norfolk’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.9 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 26 | 8.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.2 | 8.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 13.8 | 11.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 20 | 14.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 14.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.7 | 14.6 km |
How big is West Raynham?
West Raynham 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 West Raynham?
REPD records the operator as Bluefield Solar. 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 West Raynham approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 October 2013. Permission was granted on 20 December 2013, 2 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 15 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 2088.
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