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Witches Solar Farm
Witches Solar Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Herefordshire, County of, generating since 19 February 2013. Planning permission was granted on 8 February 2011, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Smarter Energy Solutions.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 November 2010 |
| Permission granted | 8 February 2011 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 February 2013 24 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.
Herefordshire, County of’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 45 | 9.5 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 9.5 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 9.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 45 | 10.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1 | 12.5 km |
How big is Witches Solar Farm?
Witches 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 Witches Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Smarter Energy Solutions. 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 Witches Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 November 2010. Permission was granted on 8 February 2011, 2 months later. The site became operational on 19 February 2013, 24 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 1699.
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