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St Margarets Bay
St Margarets Bay is an operational 0.2 MW solar farm in Fife, generating since 31 March 2020. Planning permission was granted on 26 April 2019, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Scottish Water.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 February 2019 |
| Permission granted | 26 April 2019 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2020 11 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 4.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 4.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.9 | 5.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2 | 9.3 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.7 | 9.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 29.9 | 9.6 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 9.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 9.6 km |
How big is St Margarets Bay?
St Margarets Bay has a recorded installed capacity of 0.2 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 St Margarets Bay?
REPD records the operator as Scottish Water. 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 St Margarets Bay approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 February 2019. Permission was granted on 26 April 2019, 3 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2020, 11 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 7267.
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