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Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD)
Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) is an operational 2.8 MW anaerobic digestion plant in County Durham, generating since 28 October 2013. Planning permission was granted on 6 July 2012, 27 months after submission. Operator of record: Emerald Biogas.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 March 2010 |
| Permission granted | 6 July 2012 27 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 October 2013 16 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Urban agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
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 |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 1.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12 | 6.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 6.4 km |
Battery · Operational | 2.5 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 7 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 18 | 7 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 8.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.1 | 8.1 km |
How big is Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD)?
Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) has a recorded installed capacity of 2.8 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 Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD)?
REPD records the operator as Emerald Biogas. 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 Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 March 2010. Permission was granted on 6 July 2012, 27 months later. The site became operational on 28 October 2013, 16 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 280.
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