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Pen y Bont
Pen y Bont is an operational 2.3 MW landfill gas site in Wrexham, generating since 2 January 2003. Planning permission was granted on 8 July 2002, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Waste Recycling Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 12 March 2002 |
| Permission granted | 8 July 2002 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 2 January 2003 6 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 2.5 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.1 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 7.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.4 | 9.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.2 | 9.6 km |
How big is Pen y Bont?
Pen y Bont has a recorded installed capacity of 2.3 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 Pen y Bont?
REPD records the operator as Waste Recycling Group. 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 Pen y Bont approved and built?
The application was submitted on 12 March 2002. Permission was granted on 8 July 2002, 4 months later. The site became operational on 2 January 2003, 6 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 543.
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