Decision

Medworth Energy from Waste CHP facility: development consent order Planning Act 2008

Decision on an application for an onshore energy from waste combined heat and power generating station.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 20 February 2024

Applies to England

Documents

Medworth Energy from Waste CHP decision (link to National Infrastructure Planning site)

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/eastern/medworth-energy-from-waste-combined-heat-and-power-facility/

Details

Decision by the Secretary of State on an application by Medworth CHP Limited for an onshore energy from waste combined heat and power (CHP) facility generating station, housing many development elements including:

• the main energy from waste (EfW) facility (with an electrical output of up to 55 megawatts)
• a CHP connection allowing for the export of steam and electricity from the EfW CHP facility to surrounding business users via dedicated pipelines and private wire cables
• a new 132 kilovolt (kV) underground electricity cable connection into a new Walsoken Substation, connecting the existing substation infrastructure at the Walsoken DNO Substation, providing the electrical connection point to the National Grid and allowing the import and export of electricity to and from the facility

Date of decision

20 February 2024

Company / location

Medworth CHP Limited (parent company is MVV) across Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridgeshire $A

Type of project

Development consent order for energy from waste combined heat and power project under the Planning Act 2008.

Maximum output

55 GW

Published 20 February 2024