Power plant · Wyre, England, United Kingdom
Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD)
Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) is a power plant in Wyre, England, United Kingdom, with 1.9 MW of capacity, operated by Global Renewables Lancashire.
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 | Wyre (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Fleetwood Road North, Thornton | 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 | 2010 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 28 Jan 2010 (permit 02/08/1133, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Wyre) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Oct 2009 (reference 02/08/1133, planning authority Wyre) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jan 2010 (granted, reference 02/08/1133, planning authority Wyre) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Global Renewables Lancashire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.9 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 | 53.8957, -3.0123 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) is the 2,935th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,367th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.9 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 | 2,935th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,367th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,682nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 02/08/1133
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 229 grid connections (124 operating, 1,412 MW), 148 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Street grid connection | Grid connection | 8.5 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Thornton Waste Technology Park grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Jameson Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Rossall | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Thornton BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Cleveleys | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Cancelled | 2.7 km |
| Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 14 km |
| East Irish Sea Transmission Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 18 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.