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PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension)
PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) is an operational 1.1 MW landfill gas site in County Durham, generating since 1 June 2004. Planning permission was granted on 18 December 2003, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: CLP and Briagas.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 August 2003 |
| Permission granted | 18 December 2003 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 June 2004 5 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.
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 | 1 | 0 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2.8 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 10.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 10.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 2.5 | 11.4 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 18 | 11.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 13.8 km |
How big is PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension)?
PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) has a recorded installed capacity of 1.1 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 PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension)?
REPD records the operator as CLP and Briagas. 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 PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 August 2003. Permission was granted on 18 December 2003, 4 months later. The site became operational on 1 June 2004, 5 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 670.
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