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BV Dairy (Farm AD)

BV Dairy (Farm AD) is an operational 1.5 MW anaerobic digestion plant in Dorset, generating since 5 January 2011. Planning permission was granted on 28 July 2009, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: BV Dairy.

1.5 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 5 January 2011

Anaerobic Digestion

Technology

BV Dairy

Dorset

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	27 May 2009
Permission granted	28 July 2009 2 months after submission
Operational	5 January 2011 17 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.

Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Avon SAC

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.

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How big is BV Dairy (Farm AD)?

BV Dairy (Farm AD) has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 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 BV Dairy (Farm AD)?

REPD records the operator as BV Dairy. 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 BV Dairy (Farm AD) approved and built?

The application was submitted on 27 May 2009. Permission was granted on 28 July 2009, 2 months later. The site became operational on 5 January 2011, 17 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 214.

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