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High Heavens Landfill
High Heavens Landfill is an operational 1.9 MW landfill gas site in Buckinghamshire, generating since 12 April 2000. Planning permission was granted on 4 June 1999, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Renewable Power Systems.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 March 1999 |
| Permission granted | 4 June 1999 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 12 April 2000 10 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.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Chilterns
- Green Belt — Buckinghamshire
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 |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 40 | 7.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.29 | 9.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 7.5 | 14.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 14.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 14.1 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 50 | 14.6 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 49.9 | 14.7 km |
How big is High Heavens Landfill?
High Heavens Landfill has a recorded installed capacity of 1.9 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 High Heavens Landfill?
REPD records the operator as Renewable Power Systems. 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 High Heavens Landfill approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 March 1999. Permission was granted on 4 June 1999, 3 months later. The site became operational on 12 April 2000, 10 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 754.
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