Whitemoor

Whitemoor is an operational 18 MW biomass plant in North Yorkshire, generating since 1 October 2014. Planning permission was granted on 29 November 2012, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: REG Bio-Power.

18 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 1 October 2014

Biomass (dedicated)

Technology

REG Bio-Power

North Yorkshire

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	27 September 2012
Permission granted	29 November 2012 2 months after submission
Operational	1 October 2014 22 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
Loftsome Bridge Wind Onshore · Operational	1.3	7.4 km
Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 4 Biomass (dedicated) · Operational	645	8.8 km
Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 1 Biomass (co-firing) · Operational	645	8.8 km
Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 3 Biomass (dedicated) · Operational	645	8.8 km
Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2 Biomass (dedicated) · Operational	645	8.8 km
Rusholme Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational	24	9.8 km
Rusholme Grange Battery · Operational	40	10 km
Spaldington Airfield Wind Onshore · Operational	12.5	12.9 km

How big is Whitemoor?

Whitemoor has a recorded installed capacity of 18 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 Whitemoor?

REPD records the operator as REG Bio-Power. 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 Whitemoor approved and built?

The application was submitted on 27 September 2012. Permission was granted on 29 November 2012, 2 months later. The site became operational on 1 October 2014, 22 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 5003.

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