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Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works
Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works is an operational 0.3 MW solar farm in West Lancashire, generating since 6 September 2019. Planning permission was granted on 15 March 2019, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: United Utilities.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 December 2018 |
| Permission granted | 15 March 2019 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 6 September 2019 6 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
- Green Belt — West Lancashire
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 | 5 | 2.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5 | 2.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.63 | 10.8 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 11.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.5 | 13.9 km |
Battery · Operational | 2 | 13.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 3 | 14.2 km |
How big is Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works?
Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works has a recorded installed capacity of 0.3 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 Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works?
REPD records the operator as United Utilities. 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 Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 December 2018. Permission was granted on 15 March 2019, 3 months later. The site became operational on 6 September 2019, 6 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 7279.
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