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Cottonmount Quarry
Cottonmount Quarry is operational in Antrim and Newtownabbey with a recorded capacity of 3.2 MW, and has been generating since 2009-02-10.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1999-06-25 |
| Permission granted | 2001-01-02 18 months after submission |
| Operational | 2009-02-10 97 months after consent |
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How big is Cottonmount Quarry?
Cottonmount Quarry has a recorded installed capacity of 3.2 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 Cottonmount Quarry?
REPD records the operator as Biffa. 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 Cottonmount Quarry approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1999-06-25. Permission was granted on 2001-01-02, 18 months later. The site became operational on 2009-02-10, 97 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 684.
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