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Garves Mountain Farm
Garves Mountain Farm is an operational 15 MW onshore wind farm in Causeway Coast and Glens, generating since 1 January 2009. Planning permission was granted on 20 November 2006, 41 months after submission. Operator of record: Gravis Capital Management.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 11 June 2003 |
| Permission granted | 20 November 2006 41 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 January 2009 25 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18 | 5.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.9 | 6.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 25 | 8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 27.6 | 8.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 9.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.9 | 9.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 37.5 | 13 km |
How big is Garves Mountain Farm?
Garves Mountain Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 15 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 Garves Mountain Farm?
REPD records the operator as Gravis Capital Management. 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 Garves Mountain Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 11 June 2003. Permission was granted on 20 November 2006, 41 months later. The site became operational on 1 January 2009, 25 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 3191.
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