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North Yard EfW
North Yard EfW is an operational 22.5 MW energy-from-waste plant in Plymouth, generating since 27 April 2015. Planning permission was granted on 3 February 2012, 9 months after submission. Operator of record: MVV Environment.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 10 May 2011 |
| Permission granted | 3 February 2012 9 months after submission |
| Operational | 27 April 2015 39 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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.1 | 1.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.7 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 4.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 1.5 | 5.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.8 | 5.7 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.4 | 5.7 km |
How big is North Yard EfW?
North Yard EfW has a recorded installed capacity of 22.5 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 Yard EfW?
REPD records the operator as MVV 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 North Yard EfW approved and built?
The application was submitted on 10 May 2011. Permission was granted on 3 February 2012, 9 months later. The site became operational on 27 April 2015, 39 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 941.
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