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Woodforde Farm
Woodforde Farm is an operational 9 MW solar farm in Broadland, generating since 31 March 2013. Planning permission was granted on 6 November 2012, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Esconrg.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 September 2012 |
| Permission granted | 6 November 2012 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2013 5 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.6 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 30 | 5.6 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 30 | 5.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.3 | 5.9 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 7.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 7.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 8.7 km |
How big is Woodforde Farm?
Woodforde Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Woodforde Farm?
REPD records the operator as Esconrg. 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 Woodforde Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 September 2012. Permission was granted on 6 November 2012, 2 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2013, 5 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 1163.
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