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Gilford Road
Gilford Road is an operational 1.3 MW solar farm in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, generating since 6 February 2015. Planning permission was granted on 22 January 2014, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Kingspan Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 26 November 2013 |
| Permission granted | 22 January 2014 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 6 February 2015 12 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | 50 | 4.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.5 | 9.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 0.5 | 11.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.1 | 12.9 km |
How big is Gilford Road?
Gilford Road has a recorded installed capacity of 1.3 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 Gilford Road?
REPD records the operator as Kingspan Energy. 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 Gilford Road approved and built?
The application was submitted on 26 November 2013. Permission was granted on 22 January 2014, 2 months later. The site became operational on 6 February 2015, 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 5000.
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