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Peterborough EfW
Peterborough EfW is an operational 7.3 MW energy-from-waste plant in Peterborough, generating since 19 January 2016. Planning permission was granted on 6 May 2010, 15 months after submission. Operator of record: Viridor.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 February 2009 |
| Permission granted | 6 May 2010 15 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 January 2016 68 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.
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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.7 | 4.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 9.1 km |
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How big is Peterborough EfW?
Peterborough EfW has a recorded installed capacity of 7.3 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 Peterborough EfW?
REPD records the operator as Viridor. 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 Peterborough EfW approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 February 2009. Permission was granted on 6 May 2010, 15 months later. The site became operational on 19 January 2016, 68 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 905.
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