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United Mines Landfill Scheme
United Mines Landfill Scheme is an operational 3 MW landfill gas site in Cornwall, generating since 19 November 1998. Planning permission was granted on 29 November 1994, 9 months after submission. Operator of record: East Midlands Electricity Generation.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 March 1994 |
| Permission granted | 29 November 1994 9 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 November 1998 48 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- World Heritage Site — Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
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 |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 1.2 km |
Hot Dry Rocks (HDR) · Operational | 3 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.4 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.5 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 5.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.5 | 6.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.3 | 6.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 6.6 km |
How big is United Mines Landfill Scheme?
United Mines Landfill Scheme has a recorded installed capacity of 3 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 United Mines Landfill Scheme?
REPD records the operator as East Midlands Electricity Generation. 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 United Mines Landfill Scheme approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 March 1994. Permission was granted on 29 November 1994, 9 months later. The site became operational on 19 November 1998, 48 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 611.
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