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Drummond Moor Landfill
Drummond Moor Landfill is an operational 2 MW landfill gas site in Midlothian, generating since 1 April 2005. Planning permission was granted on 22 December 2004, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Waste Recycling Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 October 2004 |
| Permission granted | 22 December 2004 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2005 3 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.2 | 3 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 12.5 | 4.6 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 4.8 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 6.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3 | 7.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 10.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 13.6 km |
How big is Drummond Moor Landfill?
Drummond Moor Landfill has a recorded installed capacity of 2 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 Drummond Moor Landfill?
REPD records the operator as Waste Recycling Group. 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 Drummond Moor Landfill approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 October 2004. Permission was granted on 22 December 2004, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2005, 3 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 799.
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