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Saputo Dairy UK
Saputo Dairy UK is an operational 4.2 MW solar farm in Cornwall, generating since 31 March 2022. Planning permission was granted on 28 April 2022, 24 months after submission. Operator of record: Lightsource BP.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 April 2020 |
| Permission granted | 28 April 2022 24 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2022 |
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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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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | — | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 0.9 | 3.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.2 | 4.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.2 | 4.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.6 | 6.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 41 | 12.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 12.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 14.4 km |
How big is Saputo Dairy UK?
Saputo Dairy UK has a recorded installed capacity of 4.2 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 Saputo Dairy UK?
REPD records the operator as Lightsource BP. 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 Saputo Dairy UK approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 April 2020. Permission was granted on 28 April 2022, 24 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2022.
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 6716.
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