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Land to North West of Lodge Farm (Park Farm)
Land to North West of Lodge Farm (Park Farm) is an operational 4 MW solar farm in Newport, generating since 3 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 8 February 2016, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Lightsource Renewable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 July 2015 |
| Permission granted | 8 February 2016 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 3 March 2017 13 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.5 | 5.9 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 6.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 6.4 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 9 | 6.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 7.2 km |
How big is Land to North West of Lodge Farm (Park Farm)?
Land to North West of Lodge Farm (Park Farm) has a recorded installed capacity of 4 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 to North West of Lodge Farm (Park Farm)?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource Renewable Energy. 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 to North West of Lodge Farm (Park Farm) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 July 2015. Permission was granted on 8 February 2016, 7 months later. The site became operational on 3 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 5531.
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