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Elmbank Drive Solar Panels
Elmbank Drive Solar Panels is an operational solar farm in East Ayrshire, generating since 2 December 2021. Planning permission was granted on 20 August 2021, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Centrestage Communities Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 28 January 2021 |
| Permission granted | 20 August 2021 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 2 December 2021 3 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 300 | 3.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 45 | 7.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 19.9 | 8.7 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 8.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.5 | 9 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 3 | 9.1 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 17 | 9.5 km |
How big is Elmbank Drive Solar Panels?
REPD does not record an installed capacity for Elmbank Drive Solar Panels.
Who operates Elmbank Drive Solar Panels?
REPD records the operator as Centrestage Communities Limited. 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 Elmbank Drive Solar Panels approved and built?
The application was submitted on 28 January 2021. Permission was granted on 20 August 2021, 7 months later. The site became operational on 2 December 2021, 3 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 8432.
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