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Ardley EfW
Ardley EfW is an operational 24 MW energy-from-waste plant in Cherwell, generating since 24 October 2014. Planning permission was granted on 18 August 2011, 17 months after submission. Operator of record: Viridor.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 March 2010 |
| Permission granted | 18 August 2011 17 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 October 2014 38 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
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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How big is Ardley EfW?
Ardley EfW has a recorded installed capacity of 24 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 Ardley EfW?
REPD records the operator as Viridor. 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 Ardley EfW approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 March 2010. Permission was granted on 18 August 2011, 17 months later. The site became operational on 24 October 2014, 38 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 962.
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