Power plant · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom
Canford Resource Park- Energy from Waste/CHP
Canford Resource Park- Energy from Waste/CHP is a cancelled power plant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, with 30 MW of capacity, operated by MVV Environment.
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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Canford Resource Park, Arena Way, Magna Road, Wimborne, BH21 3BW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Jul 2023 (reference APP/23/00822/F, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Jun 2025 (refused, reference APP/23/00822/F, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | MVV Environment | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30 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 | 50.7703, -1.9484 | 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 refused (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference APP/23/00822/F)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference APP/23/00822/F)
How it compares
Canford Resource Park- Energy from Waste/CHP is the 386th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 727th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30 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 | 386th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 727th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,805th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 169 grid connections (104 operating, 833 MW), 136 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canford EFW grid connection | Grid connection | 27 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Waste 7.125 MW grid connection at Alderney | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Alderney Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Hampreston Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 3.2 km |
| East Howe Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Wimborne Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 7.5 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
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