Power plant · Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Bletchley Phase II
Bletchley Phase II is a power plant in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, with 2.2 MW of capacity, operated by Waste Recycling Group.
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 | Buckinghamshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Newton Longville Landfill, Bletchley Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | 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 | 2001 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 10 Jul 1996 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 Jun 1996 (planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Jul 1996 (granted, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Waste Recycling Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Landfill Gas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.9796, -0.7622 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Buckinghamshire)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Buckinghamshire)
How it compares
Bletchley Phase II is the 2,755th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,109th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.2 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 2,755th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,109th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,301st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 66 grid connections (28 operating, 256 MW), 60 substations and 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 8.0 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 8.4 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 21 km |
| Bicester 49.9MW - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 44 MW | Planned | 23 km |
| Part Haveleys Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 45.5 MW | Planned | 23 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.