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North East Grains Site
North East Grains Site is an operational 0.5 MW anaerobic digestion plant in Northumberland, generating since 9 October 2021. Planning permission was granted on 5 February 2021, 23 months after submission. Operator of record: North East Grains.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 February 2019 |
| Permission granted | 5 February 2021 23 months after submission |
| Operational | 9 October 2021 8 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 — Northumberland
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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.8 | 5.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 0.4 | 5.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 5.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 26 | 6.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.2 | 6.6 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 420 | 6.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 18.45 | 8.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.3 | 8.9 km |
How big is North East Grains Site?
North East Grains Site has a recorded installed capacity of 0.5 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 North East Grains Site?
REPD records the operator as North East Grains. 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 North East Grains Site approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 February 2019. Permission was granted on 5 February 2021, 23 months later. The site became operational on 9 October 2021, 8 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 7245.
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