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Avonmouth
Avonmouth is an operational 4.2 MW solar farm in Bristol, City of, generating since 28 June 2016. Planning permission was granted on 8 April 2016, 0 months after submission. Operator of record: Bristol Energy Co-Op.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 March 2016 |
| Permission granted | 8 April 2016 0 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 June 2016 3 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
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.
Bristol, City of’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.2 | 0.5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 10 | 0.8 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 6.5 | 0.9 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 6.5 | 0.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 1.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 1.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3.81 | 1.6 km |
How big is Avonmouth?
Avonmouth has a recorded installed capacity of 4.2 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 Avonmouth?
REPD records the operator as Bristol Energy Co-Op. 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 Avonmouth approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 March 2016. Permission was granted on 8 April 2016, 0 months later. The site became operational on 28 June 2016, 3 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 5864.
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