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Porvair International Ltd
Porvair International Ltd is an operational 1.8 MW solar farm in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, generating since 4 October 2012. Planning permission was granted on 9 March 2011, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: KL Technologies.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 January 2011 |
| Permission granted | 9 March 2011 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 4 October 2012 19 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban 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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How big is Porvair International Ltd?
Porvair International Ltd has a recorded installed capacity of 1.8 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 Porvair International Ltd?
REPD records the operator as KL Technologies. 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 Porvair International Ltd approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 January 2011. Permission was granted on 9 March 2011, 2 months later. The site became operational on 4 October 2012, 19 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 1340.
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