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Westwood AD Plant (Farm AD)
Westwood AD Plant (Farm AD) is an operational 2 MW anaerobic digestion plant in North Northamptonshire, generating since 30 June 2009. Planning permission was granted on 15 May 2008, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Ancala Bioenergy (formerly Biogen).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 11 January 2008 |
| Permission granted | 15 May 2008 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 June 2009 14 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
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How big is Westwood AD Plant (Farm AD)?
Westwood AD Plant (Farm AD) has a recorded installed capacity of 2 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 Westwood AD Plant (Farm AD)?
REPD records the operator as Ancala Bioenergy (formerly Biogen). 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 Westwood AD Plant (Farm AD) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 11 January 2008. Permission was granted on 15 May 2008, 4 months later. The site became operational on 30 June 2009, 14 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 272.
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