Information for Avondale, Avondale Quarry, Avondale Road
Status: PotentialPlanning Region: Scotland
Planning Sub-Region: Falkirk
Operator: NPL Group
Capacity: 176,000
Campaign Group(s): Friends of the Earth Scotland
Notes: In February 2024 it was reported that "the project construction is likely to commence in 2025 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2026" [Source]. Full planning permission was granted in November 2020. Avondale Holdings Ltd and Avondale Environmental Limited's 2023 company report submitted in January 2024 states that: "Avondale remains in advanced negotiations to take this project forward and implemented planning permission in late 2023". Implementing planning permission is not the same as building the facility, and typically means doing enough to prevent the permission from expiring. No sign of an environmental permit application as of mid-March 2024. It was previously stated that: "The construction is expected in 2022/2023 and the facility commissioned for use in mid-2024" but there appears to be no sign that any substantial has begun as of mid-March 2024 [Source]. SEPA stated in April 2024 that no pre-application discussions for a permit had taken place in the past year. In September 2025 Avondale Environmental Limited entered administration [Source] (Entry updated 2026-01-16)
Planning Consent files:
295-PlanningConsent-2020.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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