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Distington Landfill
Distington Landfill is operational in Cumberland with a recorded capacity of 1.8 MW, and has been generating since 1998-12-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1994-05-16 |
| Permission granted | 1994-07-28 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1998-12-01 52 months after consent |
What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake SAC
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 |
|---|---|---|
Potato Pot Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 0.5 km |
Shearman Field Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 0.6 km |
Moorhouse Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.6 km |
Winscales Phase I and II Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.8 | 2.7 km |
Fairfield Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.5 | 2.9 km |
Lowca Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.7 | 4 km |
Winscales Moor Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 4.3 km |
Oldside Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.4 | 6.8 km |
How big is Distington Landfill?
Distington Landfill has a recorded installed capacity of 1.8 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 Distington Landfill?
REPD records the operator as Thomas Graveson Ltd. 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 Distington Landfill approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1994-05-16. Permission was granted on 1994-07-28, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1998-12-01, 52 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 568.
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