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Four Ashes EfW
Four Ashes EfW is an operational 23 MW energy-from-waste plant in South Staffordshire, generating since 14 May 2014. Planning permission was granted on 18 February 2011, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Veolia.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 19 August 2010 |
| Permission granted | 18 February 2011 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 14 May 2014 39 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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 0.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 3.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.8 | 4.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 6 | 7.4 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 8 | 8.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 6.9 | 9.2 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 9.8 km |
How big is Four Ashes EfW?
Four Ashes EfW has a recorded installed capacity of 23 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 Four Ashes EfW?
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 Four Ashes EfW approved and built?
The application was submitted on 19 August 2010. Permission was granted on 18 February 2011, 6 months later. The site became operational on 14 May 2014, 39 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 911.
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