Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant
The Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant (LSEP) is an Energy from Waste facility being built at the Lostock Works site off Griffiths Road near Northwich in Cheshire.
This nationally important project is currently under construction following consent being granted in 2012 under Section 36 of the Electricity Act. LSEP Ltd acquired the project in 2017.
LSEP Ltd is a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and FCC Environment.
Public consultation launched on Section 36C Application
We are proposing changes to the scheme through a new application made under Section 36C of the Electricity Act, which will allow the plant to realise its full energy generating capacity.
LSEP is applying to vary its existing planning consent to allow more waste fuel to be processed and thus increase the power generation by around 10MW. Our variation application will also seek to permit the export of around 165,000 tonnes per year of ash from the plant by rail.
By doing so we would be able to import more waste fuel while remaining within the currently approved HGV limit numbers.
We have launched a public consultation on our plans, and we want to hear from you.
Find out more on the Planning page
LSEP Community Fund
LSEP recently launched a £50,000 Community Fund, designed to benefit the local community during the final construction and commissioning phases of the plant, ahead of LSEP becoming operational in early 2027.
LSEP will also launch an operational community fund should consent be granted on the variation application. More information on this will follow at a later date.
