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Thetford Biomass Power Station
Thetford Biomass Power Station is an operational 38.5 MW biomass plant in Breckland, generating since 2 October 1998. Planning permission was granted on 5 May 1995, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: Energy Power Resources.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 June 1994 |
| Permission granted | 5 May 1995 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 2 October 1998 41 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
- SSSI — Breckland Forest SSSI
- Special Protection Area — Breckland
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 Thetford Biomass Power Station?
Thetford Biomass Power Station has a recorded installed capacity of 38.5 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 Thetford Biomass Power Station?
REPD records the operator as Energy Power Resources. 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 Thetford Biomass Power Station approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 June 1994. Permission was granted on 5 May 1995, 10 months later. The site became operational on 2 October 1998, 41 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 4.
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