Kirkless Power

Kirkless Power is an operational 2.1 MW landfill gas site in Wigan, generating since 1 December 2004. Planning permission was granted on 13 June 2000, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: FCC Environment.

2.1 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 1 December 2004

Landfill Gas

Technology

FCC Environment

Wigan

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	23 February 2000
Permission granted	13 June 2000 4 months after submission
Operational	1 December 2004 54 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
Atherton - Battery energy storage Battery · Operational	30	6.2 km
Rigby Landfill Landfill Gas · Operational	3	7.2 km
Tesco Crab Tree Lane Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	0.5	7.2 km
Thompson House Equestrian farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	5	8.4 km
Salford Road Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	2.2	9.3 km
Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme Landfill Gas · Operational	1	9.6 km
West Quarry Landfill Gas · Operational	4.5	9.6 km
Charnock Richard - Battery Storage Battery · Operational	30	9.9 km

How big is Kirkless Power?

Kirkless Power has a recorded installed capacity of 2.1 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 Kirkless Power?

REPD records the operator as FCC Environment. 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 Kirkless Power approved and built?

The application was submitted on 23 February 2000. Permission was granted on 13 June 2000, 4 months later. The site became operational on 1 December 2004, 54 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 792.

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