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Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works
Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works is an operational 1.2 MW solar farm in Lancaster, generating since 7 April 2016. Planning permission was granted on 20 January 2017, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: United Utilities.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 12 August 2016 |
| Permission granted | 20 January 2017 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 7 April 2016 |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
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.
Lancaster’s record on solar
Lancaster has decided 13 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 4.1 months. See every solar farm decision in Lancaster →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 0.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 16.5 | 1.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.5 | 3.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 4 | 4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 4.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.3 km |
How big is Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works?
Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works has a recorded installed capacity of 1.2 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 Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works?
REPD records the operator as United Utilities. 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 Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works approved and built?
The application was submitted on 12 August 2016. Permission was granted on 20 January 2017, 5 months later. The site became operational on 7 April 2016.
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 6189.
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