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Information for Hooton Park Sustainable Energy Facility / "Hooton Bio Power", Hooton Park, North Road, Eastham

Status: Existing
Planning Region: North West
Planning Sub-Region: Merseyside
Operator: CoGen / Aviva
Capacity: 260,000
Campaign Group(s): Wirral Council and Eastham Village Preservation Association
Notes: Under construction since late 2018. In June 2017 it was reported that CoGen had signed a 15-year 240ktpa feedstock supply deal with Dutch RDF Supplier N+P Group to supply feedstock for the planned facility [Source]. Vote to grant planning permission for a revised gasification plant proposal approved in October 2014 (Ref: APP/14/00314) [Source]. The previous proposal on the site was by Mersey Green Solution Limited (joint partnership between Biossence and New Earth Energy), which was disolved in April 2012 [Source]. Permit application submitted in June 2014 [EPR/YP3039EX/A001] and issued in December 2015 [Source]. In October 2019 Hooton Bio Power Limited applied for a permit variation to change the gasification technology to Kobelco and this was approved in April 2021 (EPR/CP3733QJ/V0002). In May 2023 it was reported that the plant will be fully operational by Summer 2023 [Source]. (Entry updated 2023-05-25)

R1 status of incinerators - 8 April 2026 (Environment Agency)

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Permit: CP3733QJ

Operator	Installation name	Installation address	Permit status	Waste input (000s tonnes per annum)	Incinerator type	Calculated R1 value	Application R1 status granted	Source of data used in R1 calculations	Date R1 application status granted
Hooton Bio Power	Hooton Bio Power Limited	North Road, Eastham, Hooton Park, Merseyside, CH65 1AJ	Permit issued	260	Municipal waste	0.85	Yes	Design	18/05/2021

Waste management for England 2024: 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: CP3733QJ

Date First Permitted	Operator Name	Site Name	Site Address	Type	Permitted Capacity (tonnage)	Tonnage Incinerated in 2006	Tonnage Incinerated in 2007	Tonnage Incinerated in 2008	Tonnage Incinerated in 2009	Tonnage Incinerated in 2010	Tonnage Incinerated in 2011	Tonnage Incinerated in 2012	Tonnage Incinerated in 2013	Tonnage Incinerated in 2014	Tonnage Incinerated in 2015	Tonnage Incinerated in 2016	Tonnage Incinerated in 2017	Tonnage Incinerated in 2018	Tonnage Incinerated in 2019	Tonnage Incinerated in 2020	Tonnage Incinerated in 2021	Tonnage Incinerated in 2022	Tonnage Incinerated in 2023	Tonnage Incinerated in 2024	Tonnage Incinerated in 2022	Tonnage Incinerated in 2023	Tonnage Incinerated in 2024
09/11/2022	Hooton Bio Power Limited	Hooton Park Sustainable Energy Facility	Hooton Park Sustainable Energy Facility,North Road, Hooton Park,Eastham, Merseyside, CH651AJ	Co-Incineration of non hazardous waste	266,000																		94,377	109,045		94,377	109,045

Waste management for England 2023 & 2024: Waste received

2023: Uses data from 2023 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 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: CP3733QJ

Form: Solid

Fate: Incineration

R and D code: R01.06

SOC Category: 10 - Mixed ordinary wastes

EWC Waste Desc	Waste Code	Recorded Origin	Origin WPA	Origin Region	SOC Sub Category	Tonnes Received (2023)	Tonnes Received (2024)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Halton	Halton	North West	Sorting residues	21,052	31,051 (+47%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	St Helens	St Helens	North West	Sorting residues		15,132
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Powys	Wales	Wales	Household and similar wastes		12,056
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Wrexham	Wales	Wales	Sorting residues	8,588	11,754 (+37%)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Manchester	Manchester	North West	Sorting residues	7,759	11,431 (+47%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Lancashire	Lancashire	North West	Sorting residues	7,740	8,689 (+12%)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Flintshire	Wales	Wales	Sorting residues	8,170	5,175 (-37%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	Wales	Sorting residues	5,001	4,964 (-0.7%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Liverpool	Liverpool	North West	Household and similar wastes		4,929
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Westmorland and Furness	Cumbria	North West	Sorting residues	3,585	3,763 (+5%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Chesterfield	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Household and similar wastes		2,983
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Bexley	Bexley	London	Sorting residues	2,024	1,731 (-14%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Halton	Halton	North West	Household and similar wastes		1,422
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Cheshire West and Chester	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	Sorting residues		442
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	North East	Sorting residues		349
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Manchester	Manchester	North West	Sorting residues	109	286 (+162%)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Knowsley	Knowsley	North West	Sorting residues	587	162 (-72%)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Sorting residues		103
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Halton	Halton	North West	Sorting residues	1,167	98 (-92%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Chesterfield	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Sorting residues		48
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	North East	Sorting residues		25
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	St Helens	St Helens	North West	Sorting residues	15,108
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Powys	Wales	Wales	Household and similar wastes	12,359
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Stockport	Stockport	North West	Sorting residues	622
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Liverpool	Liverpool	North West	Sorting residues	277
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	Household and similar wastes	71
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Merseyside	Merseyside (WPA not codeable)	North West	Sorting residues	50
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Leicester	Leicester City	East Midlands	Sorting residues	45
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Salford	Salford	North West	Sorting residues	40
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Halton	Halton	North West	Household and similar wastes	23

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: CP3733QJ

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)
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	minerals (for example sand, stones)	19 12 09	Wrexham		Wales	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Naturally occurring minerals		10,523.56
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	3,998.56	5,459.38 (+37%)
Vitrified waste and wastes from vitrification	fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes	19 04 02*	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	South West	Landfill	D05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	4,233.74	3,838.00 (-9%)
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	ferrous metal	19 12 02	Cheshire West and Chester	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	2,495.36	3,156.30 (+26%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	fly ash containing dangerous substances	19 01 13*	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	1,521.62	1,805.60 (+19%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances	19 01 11*	Warwickshire	Warwickshire	West Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	173.30	709.36 (+309%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances	19 01 11*	Rugby	Warwickshire	West Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		593.44
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances	19 01 11*	Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	East of England	Landfill	D05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	360.60	416.38 (+15%)
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	non-ferrous metal	19 12 03	Cheshire West and Chester	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Non-ferrous metal waste and scrap	208.34	110.42 (-47%)
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	metals	20 01 40	Wirral	Wirral	North West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	114.71	91.15 (-21%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 1 12	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	South West	Landfill	D05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		71.68
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	fly ash containing dangerous substances	19 01 13*	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	South West	Landfill	D05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	98.78	38.88 (-61%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	East of England	Landfill	D05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	12.38	37.20 (+200%)
Aqueous liquid wastes destined for off-site treatment	aqueous liquid wastes other than those mentioned in 16 10 01	16 10 02	Knowsley	Knowsley	North West	Transfer (D)	D15	03 - Other chemical wastes	Chemical deposits and residues		25.00
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	108.30	21.78 (-80%)
Aqueous liquid wastes destined for off-site treatment	aqueous liquid wastes containing dangerous substances	16 10 01*	Manchester	Manchester	North West	Treatment	D09	03 - Other chemical wastes	Chemical deposits and residues		20.34
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Wirral	Wirral	North West	Recovery	R03	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		19.42
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Flintshire		Wales	Incineration	R01	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes		19.00
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Halton	Halton	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		13.87
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	metals	20 01 40	Cheshire West and Chester	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	5.28	6.64 (+26%)
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Denbighshire		Wales	Recovery	R03	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes		5.10
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances	19 01 11*	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	South West	Landfill	D05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		4.60
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Wrexham		Wales	Recovery	R03	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes		3.14
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Wrexham		Wales	Recovery	R03	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1.64
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Flintshire		Wales	Recovery	R03	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1.26
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Flintshire		Wales	Recovery	R03	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes		0.46
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	minerals (for example sand, stones)	19 12 09	Wrexham	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Naturally occurring minerals	7,763.68
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	minerals (for example sand, stones)	19 12 09	West Midlands	West Midlands (WPA Not codeable)	West Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Naturally occurring minerals	222.96
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	minerals (for example sand, stones)	19 12 09	Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Naturally occurring minerals	111.62
Vitrified waste and wastes from vitrification	vitrified waste	19 04 01	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R05	13 - Solidified, stabilised or vitrified waste	vitrified wastes	48.16
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Halton	Halton	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	31.90
Aqueous liquid wastes destined for off-site treatment	aqueous liquid wastes other than those mentioned in 16 10 01	16 10 02	Knowsley	Knowsley	North West	Treatment	D09	03 - Other chemical wastes	Chemical deposits and residues	20.00
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Wirral	Wirral	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	17.23
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	fly ash containing dangerous substances	19 01 13*	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	16.96
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	ferrous metal	19 12 02	Doncaster	Doncaster	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	10.74
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Wrexham	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R03	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes	7.34
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	North West	North West (WPA Not codeable)	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	7.32
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Flintshire	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R03	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes	3.98
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Flintshire	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R13	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes	1.14
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37	20 01 38	Halton	Halton	North West	Recovery	R05	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes	1.12
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Flintshire	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R03	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1.08
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	plastic and rubber	19 12 04	Flintshire	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R13	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Plastic wastes	1.04
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Wrexham	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R13	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	0.38

Environment Agency 2024 & 2025 Pollution Inventory: Substances

2024: Uses data from the Pollution Inventory 2024 released by the Environment Agency under the Open Government License.
2025: Uses data from the Pollution Inventory 2025 snapshot from April 2025 released by the Environment Agency under the Open Government License. The data may change in the final version.

Permit: CP3733QJ

SITE ADDRESS: Hooton Park Sustainable Energy Facility North Road

ROUTE NAME: Air

SUBSTANCE NAME	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2024)	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2025)	METHODNAME	METHODTEXT (2024)	METHODTEXT (2025)	METHODDESCRIPTION (2024)	METHODDESCRIPTION (2025)
Carbon dioxide	140,000,000	138,000,000 (-1%)	Measured	CEMS (MCERTS)	CEMS	Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Carbon Dioxide From Qualifying Renewable Fuel Sources	83,000,000	85,300,000 (+3%)	Calculated	Scenario B2	Scenario B2 - Av. 61.6% biogenic, 12 monthly composite samples, EA approved methodology.	Other calculation method (For all years)
Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) as NO2	117,000	111,550 (-5%)	Measured	CEMS (MCERTS)	CEMS	Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Nickel	56.80	10.50 (-82%)	Measured	Stack testing (MCERTS)	MCERTS Stack Tester	Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Chromium	29.60	10.10 (-66%)	Measured	Stack testing (MCERTS)	MCERTS Stack Tester	Other measurement method	Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as ITEQ		0.00	Calculated		MCERTS Stack Tester		Calculation method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Mercury	1.81		Measured	Stack testing (MCERTS)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility

GHG Performance in 2023

Uses data from Pollution Inventory 2023 extract and Annual Peformance Reports submitted by operators and released by the Environment Agency under the Open Government License

Permit: CP3733QJ

Permitted capacity (ktpa)	Total waste combusted	CO2 (kg)	CO2 per tonne (kg)	CO2 Source
266	81,828	83,000,000	1,014	Pollution Inventory

APR Summary 2024 & 2025

Details taken or derived from the Annual Performance Report submitted by the operator

Permit: CP3733QJ

Entry	Value (2024)	Value (2025)	Notes (2024)	Notes (2025)
Plant Size TPA	260,000	260,000	Hooton Bio Power (For all years)
Plant Size MWe	28	28
Power Generated Year Total	84,866.60	82,743.44 (-3%)
Power Generated kWh per tonne	778.27	730.15 (-6%)
Power Exported Year Total	72,273.88	71,131.76 (-2%)
Power Exported kWh per tonne	662.79	627.68 (-5%)
Power Imported Year Total	2,857.17	4,091.99 (+43%)
Power Imported kWh per tonne	26.20	36.11 (+38%)
Parasitic Load Year Total	18.00%	0.18
Thermal Energy Exported Year Total	0.00	0.00
Total Waste Received Year Total	116,597.00	120,506.98 (+3%)
Total Waste Combusted Year Total	109,045.00	113,324.00 (+4%)	Refuse Derived Fuel * - C&I (82.39%)	Refuse Derived Fuel (incl. SRF) - C&I (90.25%)
Permit Breaches Year Total	12.00	5.00 (-58%)
Annual CO2 Mass	140,399.28	146,187.96 (+4%)	CO2 monitored through CEMS (For all years)
Annual CO2 Mass Per Tonne	1.29	1.29
Annual CO2 Mass Per Mwh	1.94	2.06 (+6%)
Annual N2O Mass	0.07	0.61 (+771%)	N2O monitored through CEMS	CO2 monitored through CEMS
Total CO2 N2O		14,707,295.52
Biogenic CO2 Percentage	60.00%	0.62	Monthly composite waste sampling. (For all years)
Biogenic Percentage NCV	0.60	0.62 (+3%)	Monthly composite waste sampling.

Environment Agency 2024 Compliance Rating

Uses data from the Environment Agency Compliance Rating Dataset published by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional License. See website for an EA briefing on compliance ratings.

Permit: CP3733QJ

Operator	Site name	Site address	Regulatory sector	Sub sector	Compliance rating
HOOTON BIO POWER LIMITED	HOOTON PARK SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FACILITY	NORTH ROAD, EASTHAM, CH65 1AJ	ENERGY FROM WASTE	ENERGY FROM WASTE	C

Entry on WikiWaste:

https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/Hooton_Bio_Power

Annual Performance Report files:

74-AnnualPerformanceReport-2023.xlsm
74-AnnualPerformanceReport-2024.xlsm
74-AnnualPerformanceReport-2025.xlsm

Compliance Assessment Report files:

74-ComplianceAssessmentReport-August-2024.pdf
74-ComplianceAssessmentReport-January-2025.pdf
74-ComplianceAssessmentReport-July-2024.pdf
74-ComplianceAssessmentReport-July-2025.pdf

Permit files:

74-Permit-2015.pdf

Permit Decision files:

74-PermitDecision-2015.pdf

Permit Variation files:

74-PermitVariation-2020.pdf

Permit Variation Decision files:

74-PermitVariationDecision-2020.pdf

Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports

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Historic permit-related documents

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See historic documents relating to permit YP3039EX