Power plant · Thurrock, England, United Kingdom
Thurrock Biomass CHP Facility
Thurrock Biomass CHP Facility is a cancelled power plant in Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, with 9 MW of capacity, operated by Balfour Beatty Capital.
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 | Thurrock (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land part of Fiddlers Reach, Wouldham Road, (Eastern Side), Grays, RM20 4XQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Aug 2016 (permit 15/00510/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Thurrock) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 May 2015 (reference 15/00510/FUL, planning authority Thurrock) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Nov 2015 (refused, reference 15/00510/FUL, planning authority Thurrock) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Aug 2016 (granted, reference 15/00510/FUL, planning authority Thurrock) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Aug 2016 (appeal granted, reference 15/00510/FUL, planning authority Thurrock) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Balfour Beatty Capital | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4766, 0.3101 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Thurrock Biomass CHP Facility is the 1,248th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,052nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 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 | 1,248th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,052nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,421st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 83 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 29 substations, 4 grid connections (2 operating, 9.14 MW) and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 2.8 km |
| CustodianDC DA2 | Data center | — | — | 4.4 km |
| OVH data center, England | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 28 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 28 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Goldsmiths Primary | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| Volt Avenue Primary | Substation | — | — | 40 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.