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Cairnhill Farm solar park
Cairnhill Farm solar park is operational in Aberdeenshire with a recorded capacity of 2.4 MW, and has been generating since 2015-09-15.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2013-04-02 |
| Permission granted | 2013-05-31 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 2015-09-15 27 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Backhill of Yonderton Wind Cluster Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.6 | 4 km |
Bogenlea Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 4.4 km |
Gairnieston Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 4.8 km |
Little Byth Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.5 | 7.2 km |
Milton of Fisherie Wind Cluster Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.6 | 7.2 km |
Greenhill Croft Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.6 | 10.9 km |
Easter Melrose Wind Energy Project Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 11.5 km |
Shielburn Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.9 | 12.2 km |
How big is Cairnhill Farm solar park?
Cairnhill Farm solar park has a recorded installed capacity of 2.4 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 Cairnhill Farm solar park?
REPD records the operator as Green Cat Renewables. 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 Cairnhill Farm solar park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2013-04-02. Permission was granted on 2013-05-31, 2 months later. The site became operational on 2015-09-15, 27 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 1358.
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