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Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin
Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin is an operational 4.9 MW solar farm in Caerphilly, generating since 7 December 2016. Planning permission was granted on 10 September 2015, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Suncredit UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 July 2015 |
| Permission granted | 10 September 2015 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 7 December 2016 15 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 2.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.6 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.1 | 4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 4.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.5 | 4.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 14 | 6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.6 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.4 | 8.1 km |
How big is Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin?
Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin has a recorded installed capacity of 4.9 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 Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin?
REPD records the operator as Suncredit UK. 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 Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 July 2015. Permission was granted on 10 September 2015, 2 months later. The site became operational on 7 December 2016, 15 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 5381.
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