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Swansea University Bay Campus
Swansea University Bay Campus is an operational 0.2 MW solar farm in Neath Port Talbot, generating since 1 March 2023. Planning permission was granted on 20 August 2020, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Swansea University Estates.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 June 2020 |
| Permission granted | 20 August 2020 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 March 2023 30 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.5 km |
Hydrogen · Under Construction | 2.5 | 4.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.2 | 4.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 9.4 km |
How big is Swansea University Bay Campus?
Swansea University Bay Campus 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 Swansea University Bay Campus?
REPD records the operator as Swansea University Estates. 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 Swansea University Bay Campus approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 June 2020. Permission was granted on 20 August 2020, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 March 2023, 30 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 8067.
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