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BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome is an operational 2 MW solar farm in South Ribble, generating since 1 May 2015. Planning permission was granted on 18 September 2014, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: British Aerospace Defence Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 June 2014 |
| Permission granted | 18 September 2014 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 May 2015 7 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 — South Ribble
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.
South Ribble’s record on solar
South Ribble has decided 8 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 1.4 months. See every solar farm decision in South Ribble →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 3.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.9 | 3.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 6.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.3 | 8.4 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 9.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.3 | 9.4 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 5 | 12.4 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.9 | 12.9 km |
How big is BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome?
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome has a recorded installed capacity of 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 BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome?
REPD records the operator as British Aerospace Defence Limited. 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 BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 June 2014. Permission was granted on 18 September 2014, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 May 2015, 7 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 2179.
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