Power plant · Cherwell, England, United Kingdom
Ardley EfW
Ardley EfW is a power plant in Cherwell, England, United Kingdom, with 24 MW of capacity, operated by Viridor.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Cherwell (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxon, OX25 3TH | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2014 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 18 Aug 2011 (permit MW.0078/10, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 Mar 2010 (reference MW.0078/10, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Aug 2011 (appeal granted, reference MW.0078/10, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Aug 2011 (granted, reference MW.0078/10, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Aug 2011 (refused, reference MW.0078/10, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Viridor | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 24 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8818, -1.2274 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Ardley EfW is the 501st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 933rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 24 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 501st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 933rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,368th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. MW.0078/10
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 227 grid connections (53 operating, 546 MW), 98 substations and 12 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tritax Symmetry Park grid connection | Grid connection | 8.74 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
| New Stone House Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 8.98 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Family Farmhouse grid connection | Grid connection | 12.6 MW | Planned | 3.5 km |
| Upper Heyford Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Bicester Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Bicester North Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.1 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.