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Stanstead Solar Project
Stanstead Solar Project is a 14.3 MW solar farm under construction in Uttlesford. Planning permission was granted on 24 August 2022, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Manchester Airport Group Plc.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 June 2022 |
| Permission granted | 24 August 2022 3 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 9.89 | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 8.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 44 | 10.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12 | 11.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 49 | 11.5 km |
How big is Stanstead Solar Project?
Stanstead Solar Project has a recorded installed capacity of 14.3 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 Stanstead Solar Project?
REPD records the operator as Manchester Airport Group Plc. 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 Stanstead Solar Project approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 June 2022. Permission was granted on 24 August 2022, 3 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 9503.
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