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Ikea Distribution Centre
Ikea Distribution Centre is an operational 1.7 MW solar farm in Doncaster, generating since 23 December 2015. Planning permission was granted on 8 April 2014, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: IKEA Properties Investments Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 February 2014 |
| Permission granted | 8 April 2014 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 23 December 2015 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.5 | 0.3 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 3 | 4.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.4 | 5.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 5.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.7 | 5.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.27 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.18 | 6.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2 | 7 km |
How big is Ikea Distribution Centre?
Ikea Distribution Centre has a recorded installed capacity of 1.7 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 Ikea Distribution Centre?
REPD records the operator as IKEA Properties Investments Ltd. 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 Ikea Distribution Centre approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 February 2014. Permission was granted on 8 April 2014, 2 months later. The site became operational on 23 December 2015, 20 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 1490.
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