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Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine)
Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine) is a 23.7 MW energy-from-waste plant under construction in Fife. Planning permission was granted on 7 February 2019, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Brockwell Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 16 August 2018 |
| Permission granted | 7 February 2019 6 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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How big is Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine)?
Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine) has a recorded installed capacity of 23.7 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 Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine)?
REPD records the operator as Brockwell Energy. 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 Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 16 August 2018. Permission was granted on 7 February 2019, 6 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 6262.
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