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Alness Academy
Alness Academy is a 0.5 MW solar farm under construction in Highland. Planning permission was granted on 29 March 2019, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Highland Council.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 28 January 2019 |
| Permission granted | 29 March 2019 2 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 5 | 5.6 km |
Small Hydro · Operational | 3.5 | 6.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 10.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.6 | 10.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 17 | 10.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 36.8 | 10.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 29.9 | 11.1 km |
How big is Alness Academy?
Alness Academy has a recorded installed capacity of 0.5 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 Alness Academy?
REPD records the operator as Highland Council. 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 Alness Academy approved and built?
The application was submitted on 28 January 2019. Permission was granted on 29 March 2019, 2 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 7274.
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