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DPD Distribution Centre
DPD Distribution Centre is an operational 1 MW solar farm in Sandwell, generating since 10 January 2017. Planning permission was granted on 30 December 2015, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: DPD.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 27 November 2015 |
| Permission granted | 30 December 2015 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 10 January 2017 12 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
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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|---|---|---|
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EfW Incineration · Operational | 7.4 | 5.2 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 2 | 5.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 49.9 | 6.3 km |
How big is DPD Distribution Centre?
DPD Distribution Centre has a recorded installed capacity of 1 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 DPD Distribution Centre?
REPD records the operator as DPD. 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 DPD Distribution Centre approved and built?
The application was submitted on 27 November 2015. Permission was granted on 30 December 2015, 1 months later. The site became operational on 10 January 2017, 12 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 6314.
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