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Ince Bio Power
Ince Bio Power is an operational 21.5 MW advanced conversion plant in Cheshire West and Chester, generating since 30 April 2017. Planning permission was granted on 9 September 2011, 8 months after submission. Operator of record: Cogen.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 January 2011 |
| Permission granted | 9 September 2011 8 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 April 2017 68 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.
- Green Belt — Cheshire West and Chester
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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|---|---|---|
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 35 | 0.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 50.4 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.22 | 5.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 6 | 5.1 km |
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EfW Incineration · Operational | 100 | 6.5 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Under Construction | 28 | 8.4 km |
Battery · Operational | 57 | 8.7 km |
How big is Ince Bio Power?
Ince Bio Power has a recorded installed capacity of 21.5 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 Ince Bio Power?
REPD records the operator as Cogen. 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 Ince Bio Power approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 January 2011. Permission was granted on 9 September 2011, 8 months later. The site became operational on 30 April 2017, 68 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 148.
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