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Elstow Landfill Site
Elstow Landfill Site is an operational 1.8 MW landfill gas site in Bedford, generating since 8 July 1996. Planning permission was granted on 23 June 1995, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Renewable Power Generation Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 January 1995 |
| Permission granted | 23 June 1995 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 8 July 1996 13 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5.5 | 3.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 10.7 | 4.3 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 65 | 4.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 6.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.5 | 8.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 11 | 9.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 11 | 9.8 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 3.4 | 10 km |
How big is Elstow Landfill Site?
Elstow Landfill Site 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 Elstow Landfill Site?
REPD records the operator as Renewable Power Generation 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 Elstow Landfill Site approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 January 1995. Permission was granted on 23 June 1995, 5 months later. The site became operational on 8 July 1996, 13 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 511.
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