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Land at Darran Farm
Land at Darran Farm is an operational 2.6 MW solar farm in Caerphilly, generating since 30 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 10 March 2016, 16 months after submission. Operator of record: SRE (Darran).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 October 2014 |
| Permission granted | 10 March 2016 16 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 March 2017 13 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 0.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.1 | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.9 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 14 | 4.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.5 | 6.4 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.4 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.4 | 6.8 km |
How big is Land at Darran Farm?
Land at Darran Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 2.6 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 Land at Darran Farm?
REPD records the operator as SRE (Darran). 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 Land at Darran Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 October 2014. Permission was granted on 10 March 2016, 16 months later. The site became operational on 30 March 2017, 13 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 4734.
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