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Salt Ayre
Salt Ayre is an operational 4 MW landfill gas site in Lancaster, generating since 22 March 2000. Planning permission was granted on 29 October 1999, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Natural Power / SITA UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 June 1999 |
| Permission granted | 29 October 1999 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 22 March 2000 5 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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 0 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.5 | 3.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 3.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 3.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 16.5 | 4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 6.5 km |
How big is Salt Ayre?
Salt Ayre 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 Salt Ayre?
REPD records the operator as Natural Power / SITA UK. 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 Salt Ayre approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 June 1999. Permission was granted on 29 October 1999, 5 months later. The site became operational on 22 March 2000, 5 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 748.
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