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Wroughton Airfield Solar Park
Wroughton Airfield Solar Park is an operational 41 MW solar farm in Swindon, generating since 31 March 2016. REPD does not record the planning grant date. Operator of record: Rockfire Capital.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 July 2013 |
| Permission granted | not recorded |
| Operational | 31 March 2016 |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — North Wessex Downs
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 · Under Construction | 1.2 | 0.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10.5 | 2.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 2.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 49.9 | 4.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12 | 6.2 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.2 | 6.4 km |
How big is Wroughton Airfield Solar Park?
Wroughton Airfield Solar Park has a recorded installed capacity of 41 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 Wroughton Airfield Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as Rockfire Capital. 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 Wroughton Airfield Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 July 2013. REPD does not record a grant date. The site became operational on 31 March 2016.
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 1735.
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