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Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2 is an operational 4.1 MW solar farm in Huntingdonshire, generating since 14 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 14 February 2014, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Lightsource Renewable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 November 2013 |
| Permission granted | 14 February 2014 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 14 March 2015 13 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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 | 6.8 | 0.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.9 | 3.9 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.4 | 3.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3 | 6.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.9 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 24.7 | 8.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 24 | 8.9 km |
How big is Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2?
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2 has a recorded installed capacity of 4.1 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 Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource Renewable 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 Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2 approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 November 2013. Permission was granted on 14 February 2014, 3 months later. The site became operational on 14 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 1315.
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