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Duke Of Gloucester Barracks
Duke Of Gloucester Barracks is an operational 1.4 MW solar farm in Cotswold, generating since 1 September 2021. Planning permission was granted on 4 May 2020, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Ministry of Defence.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 26 November 2019 |
| Permission granted | 4 May 2020 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 September 2021 16 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.
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.
Cotswold’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 19.94 | 2.2 km |
Battery · Operational | 10 | 2.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 23 | 2.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.5 | 4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 7.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 49.9 | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 34.8 | 8.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 9.3 km |
How big is Duke Of Gloucester Barracks?
Duke Of Gloucester Barracks has a recorded installed capacity of 1.4 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 Duke Of Gloucester Barracks?
REPD records the operator as Ministry of Defence. 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 Duke Of Gloucester Barracks approved and built?
The application was submitted on 26 November 2019. Permission was granted on 4 May 2020, 5 months later. The site became operational on 1 September 2021, 16 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 7599.
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