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Agricultural Land at Trecastle
Agricultural Land at Trecastle is an operational 4 MW solar farm in Rhondda Cynon Taf, generating since 15 December 2015. Planning permission was granted on 15 October 2015, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Suncredit UK/ Vogt solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 26 March 2015 |
| Permission granted | 15 October 2015 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 December 2015 2 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.3 | 0.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 3.9 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 4.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.4 | 4.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 4.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 4.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 6 | 4.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 5.8 km |
How big is Agricultural Land at Trecastle?
Agricultural Land at Trecastle has a recorded installed capacity of 4 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 Agricultural Land at Trecastle?
REPD records the operator as Suncredit UK/ Vogt solar. 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 Agricultural Land at Trecastle approved and built?
The application was submitted on 26 March 2015. Permission was granted on 15 October 2015, 7 months later. The site became operational on 15 December 2015, 2 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 5150.
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