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Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD)
Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) is an operational 6 MW anaerobic digestion plant in Cannock Chase, generating since 31 July 2011. Planning permission was granted on 15 January 2010, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Biffa.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 July 2009 |
| Permission granted | 15 January 2010 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 July 2011 18 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.
- Green Belt — Cannock Chase
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 |
|---|---|---|
EfW Incineration · Operational | 23 | 7.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 7.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 8.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 8.4 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 49 | 8.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 10.2 km |
Battery · Operational | 41 | 10.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.8 | 10.5 km |
How big is Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD)?
Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) has a recorded installed capacity of 6 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 Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD)?
REPD records the operator as Biffa. 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 Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 July 2009. Permission was granted on 15 January 2010, 6 months later. The site became operational on 31 July 2011, 18 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 249.
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