Information for Willowbrook East Industrial Estate, Shelton Road, Corby
Status: PreventedPlanning Region: East Midlands
Planning Sub-Region: Northamptonshire
Operator: Clean Power Properties, Biomass Power Ltd and Bouygues (UK) LTD
Capacity: 195,000
Campaign Group(s): Campaign Against the Resource Recovery Park (CARRP)
Notes: Planning permission granted in September 2016 (with Design Stage R1 planning condition). Planning application submitted June 2016 for gasification plant intended to treat 150ktpa biomass-rich RDF and 45ktpa unsorted MSW (16/00028/WASFUL). The technology is claimed to be the same Biomass Power Ltd technology proposed for Hoddesdon, and the operator might be Bouygues (UK) Ltd as at Hoddesdon (in line with the non-material amendment application). Non-material amendment application to change technology from pyrolysis to gasification withdrawn in May 2016 after being called-in (PINS ref 3143431). Planning application for previously proposed pyrolysis plant submitted August 2013, and consented February 2014 [13/00079/WASFUL]. Listed as abandoned in BEIS database entry from August 2016 [Source]. Not to be confused with the potential incinerator proposed Corby Ltd. In November 2019 the Environment Agency confirmed that no permit application had been received and that "contact with the operator...[had] ceased". (Entry updated 2019-11-22)
R1 status of incinerators - 8 April 2026 (Environment Agency)
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Permit: PP3534DD
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Power Properties | Corby ERF | Shelton Road, Willowbrook East Industrial Estate, Corby | Pre-application | 140 | Municipal waste | 0.78 | Yes | Design | 14/10/2016 |
Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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