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Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4)
Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) is an operational 1.5 MW landfill gas site in Gateshead, generating since 1 June 2005. Planning permission was granted on 12 December 2001, 45 months after submission. Operator of record: SITA UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 27 February 1998 |
| Permission granted | 12 December 2001 45 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 June 2005 42 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.
- Green Belt — Gateshead
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 |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3.8 | 0 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 2.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.53 | 4.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 5.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3 | 9.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 9.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 11.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 11.7 km |
How big is Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4)?
Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 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 Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4)?
REPD records the operator as SITA 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 Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 27 February 1998. Permission was granted on 12 December 2001, 45 months later. The site became operational on 1 June 2005, 42 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 702.
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