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Poole Generation Plant
Poole Generation Plant is an operational 2.4 MW landfill gas site in Somerset, generating since 17 February 2005. Planning permission was granted on 3 September 1999, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 June 1999 |
| Permission granted | 3 September 1999 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 17 February 2005 66 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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Tone Catchment
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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How big is Poole Generation Plant?
Poole Generation Plant has a recorded installed capacity of 2.4 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 Poole Generation Plant?
REPD records the operator as ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD. 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 Poole Generation Plant approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 June 1999. Permission was granted on 3 September 1999, 3 months later. The site became operational on 17 February 2005, 66 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 612.
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