Power plant · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom
Whites Landfill Site (Canford) Power Station
Whites Landfill Site (Canford) Power Station is a biomass power plant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by Canford Renewable Energy Limited.
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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Whites Landfill Site Arrowsmith Road Wimborne Dorset | 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 | 1996 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 May 1993 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Jan 1993 (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 May 1993 (granted, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Canford Renewable Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 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 | 50.7683, -1.9561 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
How it compares
Whites Landfill Site (Canford) is the 2,018th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 3,081st-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 2,018th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,081st of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,622nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 171 grid connections (105 operating, 820 MW), 138 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canford EFW grid connection | Grid connection | 27 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Waste 7.125 MW grid connection at Alderney | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Alderney Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Creekmoor Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Hampreston Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
| Wimborne Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 7.7 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
Operator and place
More from Canford Renewable Energy Limited
- Canford10 MW · under construction
- Dorset Green Solar Farm5 MW
- Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV Array2 MW · permitted
- Waste 7.125 MW grid connection at Alderney7.13 MW
Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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