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Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm is a 3 MW solar farm under construction in Newcastle upon Tyne. Planning permission was granted on 2 March 2022, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Newcastle International Airport.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 24 September 2021 |
| Permission granted | 2 March 2022 5 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural 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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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 3.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.53 | 7 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 27.7 | 8.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 8.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 9.4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.5 | 9.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3.8 | 9.8 km |
How big is Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm?
Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 3 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 Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Newcastle International Airport. 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 Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 24 September 2021. Permission was granted on 2 March 2022, 5 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 9755.
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