Godmanchester

Godmanchester is an operational 3 MW landfill gas site in Huntingdonshire, generating since 27 June 2003. Planning permission was granted on 18 March 2002, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Natural Power / SITA UK.

3 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 27 June 2003

Landfill Gas

Technology

Natural Power / SITA UK

Huntingdonshire

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	30 November 2001
Permission granted	18 March 2002 4 months after submission
Operational	27 June 2003 15 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
Station Farm Landfill Scheme Landfill Gas · Operational	2	5 km
Lodge Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	2.4	5.6 km
Abbots Ripton Solar Farm (ext.) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	3.9	6.1 km
Meadow Lane Park and Ride Battery · Under Construction	—	6.3 km
Meadow Lane Park and Ride Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction	0.9	6.3 km
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2 Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	4.1	6.5 km
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 1 Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	6.8	6.6 km
Abbots Ripton Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	24.7	6.8 km

How big is Godmanchester?

Godmanchester has a recorded installed capacity of 3 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 Godmanchester?

REPD records the operator as Natural Power / SITA UK. 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 Godmanchester approved and built?

The application was submitted on 30 November 2001. Permission was granted on 18 March 2002, 4 months later. The site became operational on 27 June 2003, 15 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 714.

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