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Strathaven Airfield
Strathaven Airfield is an operational solar farm in South Lanarkshire, generating since 21 April 2021. Planning permission was granted on 12 March 2021, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Strathaven Airfield Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 January 2021 |
| Permission granted | 12 March 2021 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 21 April 2021 1 months after consent |
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|---|---|---|
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How big is Strathaven Airfield?
REPD does not record an installed capacity for Strathaven Airfield.
Who operates Strathaven Airfield?
REPD records the operator as Strathaven Airfield Limited. 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 Strathaven Airfield approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 January 2021. Permission was granted on 12 March 2021, 2 months later. The site became operational on 21 April 2021, 1 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 8421.
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