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Hitchin
Hitchin is an operational 1.5 MW landfill gas site in North Hertfordshire, generating since 15 November 2006. Planning permission was granted on 15 November 2004, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Biffa.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 June 2004 |
| Permission granted | 15 November 2004 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 November 2006 24 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.1 | 3.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13 | 7.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 9.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 20 | 9.8 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.3 | 11 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 12.2 km |
Battery · Operational | 6 | 12.7 km |
How big is Hitchin?
Hitchin has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 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 Hitchin?
REPD records the operator as Biffa. 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 Hitchin approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 June 2004. Permission was granted on 15 November 2004, 5 months later. The site became operational on 15 November 2006, 24 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 779.
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