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Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4)
Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) is operational in Gateshead with a recorded capacity of 1.5 MW, and has been generating since 2005-06-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1998-02-27 |
| Permission granted | 2001-12-12 45 months after submission |
| Operational | 2005-06-01 42 months after consent |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Burnhills Landfill (L5) Landfill Gas · Operational | 3.8 | 0 km |
Path Head Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 2.1 km |
Excelsior Academy, Denton Road - Solar Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.53 | 4.8 km |
Metrocentre Green Car Park, St Michaels Way - Photovoltaic Equipment Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 5.8 km |
Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3 | 9.8 km |
Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 9.9 km |
Kibblesworth Landfill Site Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 11.5 km |
Chapman's Well 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 1998-02-27. Permission was granted on 2001-12-12, 45 months later. The site became operational on 2005-06-01, 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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