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Hillside Solar Farm
Hillside Solar Farm is operational in Lisburn and Castlereagh with a recorded capacity of 25.2 MW, and has been generating since 2017-03-15.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2015-06-30 |
| Permission granted | 2016-05-19 11 months after submission |
| Operational | 2017-03-15 10 months after consent |
Lisburn and Castlereagh’s record on solar
Lisburn and Castlereagh has decided 6 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 9.3 months. See every solar farm decision in Lisburn and Castlereagh →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Land to the South of 15 Lough Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 0.7 km |
Moira Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 5.3 km |
Knockcairn Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 5.5 km |
Former Maghaberry Airfield Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 25.7 | 6.1 km |
Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 1 (Lisburn) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.5 | 7 km |
Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 2 (Lisburn) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 7.9 km |
Lands West of Belfast Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 9.4 km |
Seegronan Wind Onshore · Operational | 13.8 | 11.2 km |
How big is Hillside Solar Farm?
Hillside Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 25.2 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 Hillside Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource Renewable 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 Hillside Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2015-06-30. Permission was granted on 2016-05-19, 11 months later. The site became operational on 2017-03-15, 10 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 5443.
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