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Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe is an operational 1.5 MW solar farm in Barnsley, generating since 21 May 2014. Planning permission was granted on 2 July 2013, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Aldi.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 May 2013 |
| Permission granted | 2 July 2013 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 21 May 2014 11 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 4 | 2.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8 | 5.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8 | 6.6 km |
Battery · Operational | 0.3 | 7.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.6 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 7.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 6 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3 | 8.6 km |
How big is Goldthorpe?
Goldthorpe has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 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 Goldthorpe?
REPD records the operator as Aldi. 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 Goldthorpe approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 May 2013. Permission was granted on 2 July 2013, 2 months later. The site became operational on 21 May 2014, 11 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 1473.
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