Information for Land adjacent to Chelmsford City Racecourse, Great Leighs, Chelmsford
Status: PotentialPlanning Region: East of England
Planning Sub-Region: Essex
Operator: Moulsham Hall Farms Ltd and EPower International / easyPower
Capacity: 8,000 (SRF)
Campaign Group(s): Contact coordinator@ukwin.org.uk to be put in touch with those opposing this development.
Notes: Planning application made in May 2021 (and approved in September 2021) for a 1MW pyrolysis demonstrator plant intended to treat Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF). According to the planning application the plant would use "easyPower's pure pyrolysis technology" and that "the plant will generate syngas which will be used as a fuel to provide a nominal output of 750 MWe from one on site gas engine" (ref. ESS/61/21/CHL). Planning permission graned in September 2021 and conditions 1, 19, 22 and 28 were discharged in November 2021 including notification of commencement. (Entry updated 2024-08-22)
Planning Consent files:
287-PlanningConsent-2021.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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