Information for Waste R&D Trial / "Temporary installation and testing of proprietary pyrolysis plant and equipment", Scottow Enterprise Park, Lamas Road, Badersfield
Status: PotentialPlanning Region: East of England
Planning Sub-Region: North Norfolk
Operator: Standard Gas SG No.1 Limited (Standard Gas)
Capacity: 50,000
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Notes: In December 2023 planning permission was granted by North Norfolk District Council for a "Temporary installation and testing of proprietary pyrolysis plant and equipment" (PF/23/1796). This permission was varied in August 2025 to extent the 18 month timeframe to a 24 month timeframe but this variation did not seek "any change to the 60-day operational period during which the facility will be operational". A permit consultation opened in June 2025 and closed in July 2025 (ref EPR/TP3529LW/A001). According to the Supporting Information provided in the permit application by the applicant: "The Standard Gas pyrolysis technology will produce a clean ‘End of Waste’synthesis gas and therefore meets the definition of an Installation as defined by Section 1.2 ‘Gasification, liquefaction and refining activities’ paragraph A(1)(f)(iv) namely: ‘Activities involving the pyrolysis, carbonisation, distillation, partial oxidation or other heat treatment of other carbonaceous materials.’ On the basis that all gas combusted by the process meets the ‘End of Waste’ criteria, the CHP engines will be regulated as Medium Combustion Plant (MCP) and Specified Generators (SG) and operated in accordance with the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 (As Amended)". The applicant also states that the feedstock would be pre-processed waste, "principally Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and other similar combustible material". A permit was issued in April 2026 which noted that: "The plant will pyrolyse refuse derived fuel (RDF) to produce cracked and cleaned syngas. The syngas will be burned in two CHP engines to generate power and provide heat to the wider Scottow Enterprise Park. It will treat about 50,000 tonnes of waste per year and generate approximately 5 MWe of electricity and 2.5 MWth of heat. The operator intends to clean the syngas to the extent that it is no longer a waste and emissions cannot be higher than from burning natural gas, in which case the requirements of IED chapter IV will not apply when it is burned. The operator intends to demonstrate gas quality equivalent to natural gas during commissioning, incineration emission limits will apply if this gas quality is not demonstrated" (EPR/TP3529LW). (Entry updated 2025-09-23)
Permit.pdf files:
330-Permit.pdfPermit Decision.pdf files:
330-PermitDecision.pdfPlanning Consent Variation files:
330-PlanningConsentVariation-2025.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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Historic permit-related documents
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