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Path Head
Path Head is an operational 1 MW landfill gas site in Gateshead, generating since 15 February 2009. Planning permission was granted on 4 March 2005, 38 months after submission. Operator of record: SITA UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 January 2002 |
| Permission granted | 4 March 2005 38 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 February 2009 47 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Gateshead
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 |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3.8 | 2.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.5 | 2.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.53 | 2.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3 | 8.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 10.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 12.1 km |
How big is Path Head?
Path Head has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Path Head?
REPD records the operator as SITA UK. 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 Path Head approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 January 2002. Permission was granted on 4 March 2005, 38 months later. The site became operational on 15 February 2009, 47 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 674.
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