Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels is a planned power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 5.8 MW of capacity, operated by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre, Seaton Delaval, Cramlington, NE23 7DY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 8 Dec 2025 (ref. 25/04321/RENE, Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 11 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.0642, -1.5329 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels is the 1,598th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,466th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.8 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,598th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,466th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,591st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 199 grid connections (98 operating, 1,204 MW) and 125 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste 3.943 MW grid connection at Seghill | Grid connection | 3.94 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Seghill | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Solar 2.5 MW grid connection at Seghill | Grid connection | 2.5 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Solar 52.8 MW grid connection at Holywell Direct | Grid connection | 52.8 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Killingworth | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Monkseaton | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
Operator and place
More from SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited
- Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - Solar Panels5.8 MW · planned
- Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road - Solar Array & Battery Storage5.6 MW · planned
- Waste 3.7 MW grid connection at Sunbury Cross3.7 MW
- Generation 1.7 MW grid connection at Sunbury Cross1.7 MW
- Waste 1.398 MW grid connection at Eastleigh North1.4 MW
- Waste 1.235 MW grid connection at Tongham1.24 MW
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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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.