Power plant · Horsham, England, United Kingdom
Britania Crest Recycling Limited - 3RS EfW Facilty
Britania Crest Recycling Limited - 3RS EfW Facilty is a cancelled power plant in Horsham, England, United Kingdom, with 21 MW of capacity, operated by Britaniacrest Recycling.
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 | Horsham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Former Wealden Brickworks (Site HB), Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 27 Feb 2020 (permit WSCC/015/18/NH, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Mar 2018 (reference WSCC/015/18/NH, planning authority Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Feb 2020 (granted, reference WSCC/015/18/NH, planning authority Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Feb 2020 (appeal granted, reference WSCC/015/18/NH, planning authority Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Jul 2018 (refused, reference WSCC/015/18/NH, planning authority Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Britaniacrest Recycling (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21 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 | 51.0968, -0.3266 | 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.
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Horsham, reference WSCC/015/18/NH)
- Permit granted (planning authority Horsham, reference WSCC/015/18/NH)
- Permit refused (planning authority Horsham, reference WSCC/015/18/NH)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Horsham, reference WSCC/015/18/NH)
How it compares
Britania Crest Recycling Limited - 3RS EfW Facilty is the 853rd-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 1,425th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 853rd of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,425th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,509th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 121 substations, 83 grid connections (52 operating, 412 MW) and 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Oaks Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.5 km |
| IBM Horsham | Data center | — | — | 8.5 km |
| Solar 3.905 MW grid connection at Five Oaks Farm PV | Grid connection | 3.91 MW | Operating | 9.7 km |
| Digital Realty LGW15 | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Digital Realty LGW16 | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Billingshurst Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Malham Farm Solar & Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 13 km |
| Plaistow Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Solar 4.75 MW grid connection at Plaistow | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 17 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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