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Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme
Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme is an operational 1 MW landfill gas site in St. Helens, generating since 3 April 1998. Planning permission was granted on 12 August 1996, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Bidston Methane.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 June 1996 |
| Permission granted | 12 August 1996 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 3 April 1998 20 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1 | 1.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.4 | 3.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.9 | 3.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.5 | 8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 4.5 | 8.4 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 49.9 | 8.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.8 | 8.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.1 | 9.6 km |
How big is Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme?
Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme has a recorded installed capacity of 1 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 Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme?
REPD records the operator as Bidston Methane. 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 Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 June 1996. Permission was granted on 12 August 1996, 2 months later. The site became operational on 3 April 1998, 20 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 573.
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