Anesco has acquired the 36 MWp Beachampton solar farm in Buckinghamshire from One Planet Developments, which developed the project alongside Viridi RE Group, Solar Ambition Europe, and the landowner Kingwell. Planning consent was secured in January 2024, and the asset is now at Ready-to-Build (RtB) stage, with operations targeted for early 2027.

The key insight is that UK solar M&A is increasingly clearing at the RtB milestone, not earlier. Capital is paying for certainty, planning approval, site control, and a defined construction path, rather than optional development upside. Beachampton fits squarely into that risk profile.

This matters commercially because planning risk in the UK has become both time-consuming and binary. Assets that have already crossed that hurdle compress development timelines and reduce downside, even if they defer near-term cash flow. For buyers like Anesco, this improves capital deployment efficiency and portfolio visibility, particularly when construction and route-to-market can be sequenced internally.

The transaction also reflects how mid-sized solar assets are being aggregated by platforms with operational scale. At 36 MWp, Beachampton is large enough to matter operationally but small enough to navigate local permitting without the friction seen in utility-scale schemes.

More broadly, this deal signals a market where value is concentrating around projects that are close to steel-in-the-ground. In the UK, planning-secured solar has become the scarcest input, and buyers are moving decisively once that box is checked.

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