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Land of coal pit lane
Land of coal pit lane is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Ribble Valley, generating since 31 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 21 August 2015, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Wirsol Energy/Island Green Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 May 2015 |
| Permission granted | 21 August 2015 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2016 7 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 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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|---|---|---|
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How big is Land of coal pit lane?
Land of coal pit lane has a recorded installed capacity of 5 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 of coal pit lane?
REPD records the operator as Wirsol Energy/Island Green Power. 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 of coal pit lane approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 May 2015. Permission was granted on 21 August 2015, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2016, 7 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 5264.
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