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Newhurst Quarry
Newhurst Quarry is operational in Charnwood with a recorded capacity of 42 MW, and has been generating since 2023-06-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-07-11 |
| Permission granted | 2014-10-10 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 2023-06-01 104 months after consent |
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.
- SSSI — Newhurst Quarry SSSI
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 Newhurst Quarry?
Newhurst Quarry has a recorded installed capacity of 42 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 Newhurst Quarry?
REPD records the operator as Multifuel Energy (Wheelabrator)/ 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 Newhurst Quarry approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-07-11. Permission was granted on 2014-10-10, 3 months later. The site became operational on 2023-06-01, 104 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 1000.
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