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B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road
B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road is an operational battery storage site in Swindon, generating since 1 October 2018. Planning permission was granted on 21 August 2018, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Kingfisher / Solar Century.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 June 2018 |
| Permission granted | 21 August 2018 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 October 2018 1 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.
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.
Swindon’s record on battery storage
Swindon has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 100%, taking a median of 6.2 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Swindon →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.5 | 0 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.6 | 0.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 1.7 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9.3 | 2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.91 | 2.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.7 | 3.1 km |
How big is B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road?
REPD does not record an installed capacity for B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road.
Who operates B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road?
REPD records the operator as Kingfisher / Solar Century. 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 B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 June 2018. Permission was granted on 21 August 2018, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 October 2018, 1 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 7981.
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