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The Sawmill
The Sawmill is an operational 6.8 MW biomass plant in Rushcliffe, generating since 24 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 5 February 2015, 18 months after submission. Operator of record: Veolia Energy Services.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 9 August 2013 |
| Permission granted | 5 February 2015 18 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 March 2017 26 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.
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How big is The Sawmill?
The Sawmill has a recorded installed capacity of 6.8 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 The Sawmill?
REPD records the operator as Veolia Energy Services. 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 The Sawmill approved and built?
The application was submitted on 9 August 2013. Permission was granted on 5 February 2015, 18 months later. The site became operational on 24 March 2017, 26 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 5752.
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