Walpole Landfill

Walpole Landfill is an operational 1.6 MW landfill gas site in Somerset, generating since 3 March 1999. Planning permission was granted on 15 November 1996, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Thomas Graveson Ltd.

1.6 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 3 March 1999

Landfill Gas

Technology

Thomas Graveson Ltd

Somerset

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	2 September 1996
Permission granted	15 November 1996 2 months after submission
Operational	3 March 1999 28 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.

Other built sites within 15 km

Site	MW	Distance
Walpole Landfill AD (Waste AD) Anaerobic Digestion · Operational	1.6	0 km
Puriton Landfill Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	11.4	0.6 km
Puriton Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	4.6	1.4 km
Huntspill Level Solar Park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	5.5	1.9 km
Horsey Levels - Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	24	2.5 km
Pyde Drove Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	7	4.2 km
Watchfield Lawn Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	10.2	5.3 km
Yardwall Manor Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	3	6.5 km

How big is Walpole Landfill?

Walpole Landfill has a recorded installed capacity of 1.6 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 Walpole Landfill?

REPD records the operator as Thomas Graveson Ltd. 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 Walpole Landfill approved and built?

The application was submitted on 2 September 1996. Permission was granted on 15 November 1996, 2 months later. The site became operational on 3 March 1999, 28 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 613.

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