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Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston
Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston is an operational 1.2 MW solar farm in Cheshire West and Chester, generating since 24 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 13 September 2013, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Aldi.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 July 2013 |
| Permission granted | 13 September 2013 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 March 2014 6 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Cheshire West and Chester
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.
Cheshire West and Chester’s record on solar
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How big is Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston?
Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston has a recorded installed capacity of 1.2 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 Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston?
REPD records the operator as Aldi. 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 Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 July 2013. Permission was granted on 13 September 2013, 2 months later. The site became operational on 24 March 2014, 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 1390.
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