Information for Hoddesdon Energy From Waste Plant, Ratty’s Lane, Hoddesdon
Status: PreventedPlanning Region: East of England
Planning Sub-Region: Hertfordshire
Operator: Energa Brussels
Capacity: 112,915
Campaign Group(s): Herts WOW! (WithOut Waste) (a network of groups including North Herts Friends of the Earth, Welwyn Hatfield FOE, N Herts Green Party, Welwyn Hatfield Green Party and Transition Town Letchworth) and Rattys Lane Action Group (RLAG)
Notes: Incineration via gasification, possibly also including pyrolysis. Original planning permission applied for in 2010 and granted in 2012 [Source, ref. 7/0510-10]. The operators stated in 2010 that they expected the plant to burn "household, commercial and industrial waste Sourced from Broxbourne and the surrounding areas" [Source]. Received £30m of GIB investment in March 2015, when it was reported that: "Work on the plant will begin shortly and it is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2017" [Source]. It was reported in February 2015 that the scheme "will receive more than 90,000 tonnes of RDF from the commercial and industrial sectors supplied by Biffa and Powerday" [Source]. Environmental permit issued in April 2016 (ref. EPR/UP3038WA/A001). It was reported in August 2016 that the facility was under construction [Source]. In January 2018 it was announced that AEW UK had purchased the site and will be leasing the property to Hoddesdon Energy Ltd [Source]. It was reported in January 2022 that: "infrastructure investor Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) is to mothball its Hoddesdon-based energy-from-waste plant". However, in August 2023 it was reported that "Belgium-based Energa Brussels...planned to get the mothballed Hoddesdon-based EfW plant up and running in a 'few months'". (Entry updated 2023-08-07)
Waste management for England 2024: Non-operational (Environment Agency)
Uses data from 2024 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright
Permit: UP3038WA
| Operator Name | Site Name | Site Address | Type | Permitted Capacity (tonnes) | Tonnage Incinerated in 2019 | Tonnage Incinerated in 2020 | Tonnage Incinerated in 2021 | Tonnage Incinerated in 2022 | Tonnage Incinerated in 2023 | Tonnage Incinerated in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoddesdon Energy Ltd | Hoddesdon EfW Plant | Hoddesdon Energy,Rattys Lane,HODDESDON,Hertfordshire EN11 0RF | Municipal and/or Industrial & Commercial | 112,915 | 12,951 | 38,860 | 36,752 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Waste management for England 2023 & 2024: Waste removed
2023: Uses data from 2023 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 1 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright
2024: Uses data from 2024 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright
Permit: UP3038WA
| EWC Sub Chapter | EWC Waste Desc | Waste Code | Recorded Destination | Destination WPA | Destination Region | Fate | R and D code | SOC Category | SOC Sub Category | Tonnes Removed (2023) | Tonnes Removed (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other municipal wastes | mixed municipal waste | 20 03 01 | Broxbourne | Hertfordshire | East of England | Transfer (D) | D15 | 10 - Mixed ordinary wastes | Household and similar wastes | 3 | 6 (+100%) |
| Waste organic solvents - refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants | other solvents and solvent mixtures | 14 06 03* | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | South East | Recovery | R13 | 01 - Chemical compound wastes | Spent solvents | 4 | |
| Waste engine - gear and lubricating oils | other engine, gear and lubricating oils | 13 02 08* | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | South East | Recovery | R13 | 01 - Chemical compound wastes | Used oils | 2.50 | |
| Absorbents - filter materials - wiping cloths and protective clothing | absorbents, filter materials (including oil filters not otherwise specified), wiping cloths, protective clothing contaminated by dangerous substances | 15 02 02* | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | South East | Recovery | R13 | 07 - Non-metallic wastes | Textile wastes | 1.00 | |
| Manufacture - formulation - supply and use of bases | sodium and potassium hydroxide | 06 02 04* | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | South East | Transfer (D) | D15 | 01 - Chemical compound wastes | Acid, alkalies or salts | 0.08 | |
| Off-specification batches and unused products | inorganic wastes containing dangerous substances | 16 03 03* | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | South East | Transfer (D) | D15 | 10 - Mixed ordinary wastes | Mixed and undifferentiated materials | 0.08 | |
| Incineration or pyrolysis of waste | bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances | 19 01 11* | Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire | East Midlands | Treatment | D09 | 12 - Mineral wastes | Combustion wastes | 61.70 | |
| Other municipal wastes | bulky waste | 20 03 07 | Broxbourne | Hertfordshire | East of England | Transfer (D) | D15 | 10 - Mixed ordinary wastes | Household and similar wastes | 3.00 |
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https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/Ratty%27s_Lane_Sustainable_Energy_Facility_(ACT)Annual Performance Report files:
30-AnnualPerformanceReport-2020.xlsm30-AnnualPerformanceReport-2021.xlsm
Annual Performance Report Updated May2021 files:
30-AnnualPerformanceReportUpdatedMay2021-2020.xlsmPermit files:
30-Permit-2016.pdfPermit Decision files:
30-PermitDecision-2016.pdfPermit Variation files:
30-PermitVariation-2023.pdfPermit Variation Decision files:
30-PermitVariationDecision-2023.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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