Power plant · Waverley, England, United Kingdom
Runfold Landfill
Runfold Landfill is a power plant in Waverley, England, United Kingdom, with 1.2 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 | Waverley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Guildford Road, Runfold, Farnham, Surrey | 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 | 2005 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 Jul 2003 (permit WA03/0481, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Waverley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 Mar 2003 (ref. WA03/0481, Waverley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Jul 2003 (granted, ref. WA03/0481, Waverley) | 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 | 1.2 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 | 51.2187, -0.7598 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Runfold Landfill is the 3,211th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,760th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.2 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 | 3,211th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,760th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,509th 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. WA03/0481
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 244 substations, 199 grid connections (110 operating, 1,133 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste 2.28 MW grid connection at Aldershot | Grid connection | 2.28 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Aldershot BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Aldershot Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Farnham Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Waste 1.235 MW grid connection at Tongham | Grid connection | 1.24 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Wrecclesham Batt Stor 7516 grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 5.7 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
| SDC M40 Campus | Data center | — | Planned | 43 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.