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Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms
Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms is an operational 9.2 MW onshore wind farm in Aberdeenshire, generating since 1 November 2013. Planning permission was granted on 13 September 2011, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Greenside Wind Energy Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 March 2011 |
| Permission granted | 13 September 2011 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 November 2013 26 months after consent |
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|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 36.6 | 1.1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 40 | 1.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 1.3 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 3.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 3 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 2 | 4.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.6 | 6.6 km |
How big is Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms?
Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms has a recorded installed capacity of 9.2 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 Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms?
REPD records the operator as Greenside Wind Energy 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 Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 March 2011. Permission was granted on 13 September 2011, 5 months later. The site became operational on 1 November 2013, 26 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 3802.
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