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Woodington Solar Farm (Central)
Woodington Solar Farm (Central) is a solar farm under construction in Test Valley. Planning permission was granted on 24 May 2021, 13 months after submission. Operator of record: Woodington Solar Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 April 2020 |
| Permission granted | 24 May 2021 13 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Test Valley’s record on solar
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|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 46 | 0 km |
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.7 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 7.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.9 | 7.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.1 | 9.6 km |
How big is Woodington Solar Farm (Central)?
REPD does not record an installed capacity for Woodington Solar Farm (Central).
Who operates Woodington Solar Farm (Central)?
REPD records the operator as Woodington Solar Limited. 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 Woodington Solar Farm (Central) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 April 2020. Permission was granted on 24 May 2021, 13 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 7961.
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