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Buchanan Gate, Stepps - Solar Panels
Buchanan Gate, Stepps - Solar Panels is a 0.86 MW solar farm under construction in North Lanarkshire. Planning permission was granted on 17 May 2024, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: Scottish Water.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 April 2024 |
| Permission granted | 17 May 2024 1 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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|---|---|---|
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Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 5 | 9.8 km |
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How big is Buchanan Gate, Stepps - Solar Panels?
Buchanan Gate, Stepps - Solar Panels has a recorded installed capacity of 0.86 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 Buchanan Gate, Stepps - Solar Panels?
REPD records the operator as Scottish Water. 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 Buchanan Gate, Stepps - Solar Panels approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 April 2024. Permission was granted on 17 May 2024, 1 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 14217.
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