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Distington Landfill
Distington Landfill is an operational 1.8 MW landfill gas site in Cumberland, generating since 1 December 1998. Planning permission was granted on 28 July 1994, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Thomas Graveson Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 16 May 1994 |
| Permission granted | 28 July 1994 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 December 1998 52 months after consent |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 0.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 0.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.8 | 2.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.5 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.7 | 4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 4.3 km |
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 16 May 1994. Permission was granted on 28 July 1994, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 December 1998, 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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