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Shotwick Solar Farm
Shotwick Solar Farm is operational in Flintshire with a recorded capacity of 72.2 MW, and has been generating since 2016-03-31.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-02-21 |
| Permission granted | 2015-06-01 15 months after submission |
| Operational | 2016-03-31 10 months after consent |
Flintshire’s record on solar
Flintshire has decided 11 solar farms and approved 82%, taking a median of 6.4 months. See every solar farm decision in Flintshire →
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How big is Shotwick Solar Farm?
Shotwick Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 72.2 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 Shotwick Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Foresight Solar Fund. 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 Shotwick Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-02-21. Permission was granted on 2015-06-01, 15 months later. The site became operational on 2016-03-31, 10 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 2347.
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