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Chineham ERF
Chineham ERF is an operational 8 MW energy-from-waste plant in Basingstoke and Deane, generating since 1 November 2002. Planning permission was granted on 17 November 1999, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: Veolia.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 October 1998 |
| Permission granted | 17 November 1999 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 November 2002 35 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.
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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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 6.6 km |
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How big is Chineham ERF?
Chineham ERF has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Chineham ERF?
REPD records the operator as Veolia. 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 Chineham ERF approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 October 1998. Permission was granted on 17 November 1999, 14 months later. The site became operational on 1 November 2002, 35 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 834.
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