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Chilton Energy Plant
Chilton Energy Plant is an operational 18 MW biomass plant in County Durham, generating since 12 March 2012. Planning permission was granted on 24 November 2009, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: Dalkia.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 September 2008 |
| Permission granted | 24 November 2009 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 12 March 2012 28 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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
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 Chilton Energy Plant?
Chilton Energy Plant has a recorded installed capacity of 18 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 Chilton Energy Plant?
REPD records the operator as Dalkia. 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 Chilton Energy Plant approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 September 2008. Permission was granted on 24 November 2009, 14 months later. The site became operational on 12 March 2012, 28 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 14.
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