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Albrighton Solar farm
Albrighton Solar farm is an operational battery storage site in Shropshire, generating since 1 February 2019. Planning permission was granted on 14 December 2015, 0 months after submission. Operator of record: Big60Million/Belectric.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 December 2015 |
| Permission granted | 14 December 2015 0 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 February 2019 38 months after consent |
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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.
- Green Belt — Shropshire
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.
Shropshire’s record on battery storage
Shropshire has decided 15 battery storage schemes and approved 100%, taking a median of 3.8 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Shropshire →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15.8 | 0 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 23 | 2.8 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 2.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.8 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 9 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 8 | 9.7 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 23 | 9.8 km |
How big is Albrighton Solar farm?
REPD does not record an installed capacity for Albrighton Solar farm.
Who operates Albrighton Solar farm?
REPD records the operator as Big60Million/Belectric. 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 Albrighton Solar farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 December 2015. Permission was granted on 14 December 2015, 0 months later. The site became operational on 1 February 2019, 38 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 6875.
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