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Flint Landfill Site Castle Park
Flint Landfill Site Castle Park is an operational 2 MW solar farm in Flintshire, generating since 1 February 2021. Planning permission was granted on 16 August 2019, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Flintshire County Council.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 April 2019 |
| Permission granted | 16 August 2019 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 February 2021 18 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.8 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.6 | 7 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 16 | 7.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 72.2 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.8 | 8.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 100 | 12.4 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 57 | 12.7 km |
How big is Flint Landfill Site Castle Park?
Flint Landfill Site Castle Park has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Flint Landfill Site Castle Park?
REPD records the operator as Flintshire County Council. 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 Flint Landfill Site Castle Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 April 2019. Permission was granted on 16 August 2019, 4 months later. The site became operational on 1 February 2021, 18 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 7400.
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