SAICA Paper Mill

SAICA Paper Mill is an operational 41.6 MW biomass plant in Trafford, generating since 16 March 2012. Planning permission was granted on 30 December 2008, 0 months after submission. Operator of record: GDF SUEZ ENERGY UK.

41.6 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 16 March 2012

Biomass (dedicated)

Technology

GDF SUEZ ENERGY UK

Trafford

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	30 December 2008
Permission granted	30 December 2008 0 months after submission
Operational	16 March 2012 39 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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How big is SAICA Paper Mill?

SAICA Paper Mill has a recorded installed capacity of 41.6 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 SAICA Paper Mill?

REPD records the operator as GDF SUEZ ENERGY UK. 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 SAICA Paper Mill approved and built?

The application was submitted on 30 December 2008. Permission was granted on 30 December 2008, 0 months later. The site became operational on 16 March 2012, 39 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 132.

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