Loicher Lane

Loicher Lane is an operational 8 MW biomass plant in Sheffield, generating since 21 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 26 May 2011, 20 months after submission. Operator of record: Rocpower.

8 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 21 March 2016

Biomass (dedicated)

Technology

Rocpower

Sheffield

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	22 September 2009
Permission granted	26 May 2011 20 months after submission
Operational	21 March 2016 58 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.

Other built sites within 15 km

Site	MW	Distance
Meadow Hall Power Landfill Gas · Operational	1.1	3.6 km
Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant Biomass (dedicated) · Operational	30	4.5 km
Blackburn Meadows Battery · Operational	10	4.5 km
Parkwood Landfill Scheme Landfill Gas · Operational	1.2	4.8 km
Templeborough Biomass Power Plant- Rotherham Biomass (dedicated) · Operational	42	5.8 km
Sheffield ERF EfW Incineration · Operational	19.3	6.4 km
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Wind Onshore · Operational	2.6	8 km
Thrybergh Hydroelectric Scheme Battery · Operational	0.3	10.1 km

How big is Loicher Lane?

Loicher Lane has a recorded installed capacity of 8 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 Loicher Lane?

REPD records the operator as Rocpower. 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 Loicher Lane approved and built?

The application was submitted on 22 September 2009. Permission was granted on 26 May 2011, 20 months later. The site became operational on 21 March 2016, 58 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 6274.

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