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Howdon STW
Howdon STW is an operational 6 MW sewage sludge digestion plant in South Tyneside, generating since 1 September 2012. Planning permission was granted on 14 October 2010, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Northumbrian Water.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 July 2010 |
| Permission granted | 14 October 2010 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 September 2012 23 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban 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.
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|---|---|---|
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How big is Howdon STW?
Howdon STW has a recorded installed capacity of 6 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 Howdon STW?
REPD records the operator as Northumbrian Water. 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 Howdon STW approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 July 2010. Permission was granted on 14 October 2010, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 September 2012, 23 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 2394.
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