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Airport Road West
Airport Road West is an operational 1.2 MW anaerobic digestion plant in Belfast, generating since 30 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 22 April 2016, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Belfast Harbour Commissioners.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 December 2015 |
| Permission granted | 22 April 2016 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 March 2017 11 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 14.9 | 0.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.1 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.8 | 6.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.4 | 10.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3.2 | 11.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 11.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 13.8 | 12 km |
Battery · Operational | 10 | 12.9 km |
How big is Airport Road West?
Airport Road West has a recorded installed capacity of 1.2 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 Airport Road West?
REPD records the operator as Belfast Harbour Commissioners. 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 Airport Road West approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 December 2015. Permission was granted on 22 April 2016, 4 months later. The site became operational on 30 March 2017, 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 5995.
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