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Connaught Road
Connaught Road is an operational 1.7 MW onshore wind farm in Antrim and Newtownabbey, generating since 11 October 2012. Planning permission was granted on 1 March 2012, 45 months after submission. Operator of record: Lowlands Health & Energy Ltd�.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 June 2008 |
| Permission granted | 1 March 2012 45 months after submission |
| Operational | 11 October 2012 7 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 5.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 8.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 9.3 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 3 | 10.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 12.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 12.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.7 | 13.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13 | 13.6 km |
How big is Connaught Road?
Connaught Road has a recorded installed capacity of 1.7 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 Connaught Road?
REPD records the operator as Lowlands Health & Energy Ltd�. 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 Connaught Road approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 June 2008. Permission was granted on 1 March 2012, 45 months later. The site became operational on 11 October 2012, 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 3716.
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