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Bentwaters Park (extension)
Bentwaters Park (extension) is an operational 1.8 MW anaerobic digestion plant in East Suffolk, generating since 15 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 3 December 2015, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Agri-Gen/Downing.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 June 2015 |
| Permission granted | 3 December 2015 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 March 2016 3 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Suffolk Coast & Heaths
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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 4.6 | 1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2 | 1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.5 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.1 | 5.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 17.5 | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 13.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 14.9 km |
How big is Bentwaters Park (extension)?
Bentwaters Park (extension) has a recorded installed capacity of 1.8 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 Bentwaters Park (extension)?
REPD records the operator as Agri-Gen/Downing. 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 Bentwaters Park (extension) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 June 2015. Permission was granted on 3 December 2015, 6 months later. The site became operational on 15 March 2016, 3 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 4970.
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