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South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1
South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 is operational in Antrim and Newtownabbey with a recorded capacity of 6.5 MW, and has been generating since 2018-05-10.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2015-06-30 |
| Permission granted | 2016-04-26 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 2018-05-10 24 months after consent |
Antrim and Newtownabbey’s record on solar
Antrim and Newtownabbey has decided 12 solar farms and approved 83%, taking a median of 6.5 months. See every solar farm decision in Antrim and Newtownabbey →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Crookedstone Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 3.5 km |
Millar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 5.3 km |
Seegronan Wind Onshore · Operational | 13.8 | 8 km |
Elliot's Hill Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 8.9 km |
Connaught Road Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.7 | 9.3 km |
Moira Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 10.1 km |
Lands West of Belfast Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 10.1 km |
Knockcairn Road Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.5 | 10.5 km |
How big is South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1?
South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 has a recorded installed capacity of 6.5 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 South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1?
REPD records the operator as Hadstone Energy. 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 South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2015-06-30. Permission was granted on 2016-04-26, 10 months later. The site became operational on 2018-05-10, 24 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 5450.
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