Information for Garden of England Energy Project, Kemsley Park, off Barge Way, nr. Sittingbourne
Status: PreventedPlanning Region: South East
Planning Sub-Region: Kent
Operator: 4Evergreen Technologies Ltd
Capacity: 48,000
Campaign Group(s): Biofuelwatch
Notes: Planning application approved in September 2015, but permission not formally issued until January 2016 (KCC/SW/0010/2015 and SW/15/500348). Intended to treat RDF, waste wood and virgin wood. Environmental permit application granted in October 2015 (EPR/YP3137VY/A001). It was announced in July 2016 that the GIB committed 30m GBP as part of a 300m GBP debt deal for this facility and that the facility was expected to come online in 2019 [Source]. As of at least November 2021 the website no longer works and it is assumed that the project has been dropped. (Entry updated 2021-11-09)
Permit files:
135-Permit-2015.pdfPermit Decision files:
135-PermitDecision-2015.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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