Power plant · Merton, England, United Kingdom
Mitcham Eco Park (Waste AD)
Mitcham Eco Park (Waste AD) is a cancelled power plant in Merton, England, United Kingdom, with 6.2 MW of capacity, operated by Sita UK.
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 | Merton (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Benedict Wharf Off Hallowfield Way, Mitcham, CR4 5BQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Oct 2011 (permit 08/P2724, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Merton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Oct 2008 (reference 08/P2724, planning authority Merton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Oct 2011 (granted, reference 08/P2724, planning authority Merton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Oct 2011 (appeal granted, reference 08/P2724, planning authority Merton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Oct 2011 (refused, reference 08/P2724, planning authority Merton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sita UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4000, -0.1716 | 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 Merton, reference 08/P2724)
- Permit refused (planning authority Merton, reference 08/P2724)
- Permit granted (planning authority Merton, reference 08/P2724)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Merton, reference 08/P2724)
How it compares
Mitcham Eco Park (Waste AD) is the 1,590th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,518th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.2 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 | 1,590th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,518th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,068th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 152 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 129 substations, 49 grid connections (30 operating, 313 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapitalLand - Croyden | Data center | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Segro Croydon (Morgan Stanley) | Data center | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Pulsant South London | Data center | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Harvard lane Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| Southfield Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Brentford Primary | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 15 km |
| Brentford F C Training Ground 100 grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 16 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.