Waste Reprocessing Infrastructure in Scotland

Appendix 2 – Planning information

Accessed July 2025. Proposed reprocessing facilities that are in planning or have been consented and are under construction.

Site Name: Drumshangie OCCS Greengairs Road EfW and Recycling Plant

Comments: The Drumgray ERC Planning Application was approved by North Lanarkshire Council in August 2020.

300,000 tpa EfW treating non-hazardous residual waste.

200,000 tpa mechanical pre-treatment facility recovering 10,000 tonnes of materials for recycling.

An extension to the existing Incinerator Bottom Ash Pad Area to store and process IBA.

Local Authority: North Lanarkshire

Site Activity (Material / operation): Energy from Waste MRF

Throughput (t/yr): EfW 300,000 MRF 50,000

Current Status: Consented

Site Name: Pond Industrial Estate AD Facility

Comments: 2009 (Feb) Planning Submitted for 200,000 tonne AD facility ref no: 0086/FUL/09.

2011 (March) Planning permission granted.

2023 Bank Renewables look to develop a battery storage 'flexible energy park' in the same location on the Ponds Industrial Estate with no mention of an anaerobic digestion plant.

2024 (Oct) This battery energy storage system is passed through council committee.

Local Authority: West Lothian

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Organics – AD

Throughput (t/yr): 200,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Railway Marshalling Yard, Forres, Moray Anaerobic Digestion Plant

Comments: 2012 (May): Application received by LA 12/00821/SCO.

2012 (June): Status: Unknown. EIA opinion sourced and highlights a number of key issues about the proposed waste facility which require further investigation. Scoping opinion issued.

Local Authority: Moray

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Organics - AD

Throughput (t/yr): 150,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Dunbar Landfill Site Plastics Recycling Facility

Comments: No news since Oct/Nov 2020 - consultation on redrafted plans (smaller no residual washing) - Polymer Recycling Facility

Planning app 20/00001/PAN - pre application request letter May 2020 most recent document. As major development this was required. Nothing more recent to indicate approval. Decision letter issued March but this was to advise proposed consultation activity was acceptable and confirm proposal of application notice required.

No sign of PPC permit application.

20/00005/PAN - Aug-20 submitted proposal of application notice (Status "Decided"). The site was initially proposed by Viridor however the Dunbar landfill site is no-longer owned or operated by Viridor following the sale of its landfill business to Valencia Waste Management in April 2022

Local Authority: East Dunbartonshire

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Plastics

Throughput (t/yr): 100,000

Current Status: Consented

Site Name: Lyon Road Waste Tyre and Rubber Recycling and Processing Plant

Comments: 21/1520/PP - to Scot Gov. 28/08/24 Ministers disagreed with Reporters decision (to refuse) Application Granted planning permission - granted subject to conditions.

Local Authority: Renfrewshire

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Tyre and Rubber

Throughput (t/yr): 100,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Lochaber Smelter - Aluminium Recycling Facility

Comments: 22/09/2021 Plans approved by Cllrs & planning permission granted - Alvance Aluminium. Article on their website - Plan to break ground in 24/25 - bringing materials to market in 26/27.

Local Authority: Highland

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Aluminium

Throughput (t/yr): 100,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Swinhill Anaerobic Digestion (Biomethane) Plant

Comments: 2023 (June): Application Received P/23/0733. South Lanarkshire council considers proposal does not require an EIA.

Local Authority: South Lanarkshire

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Organics – AD

Throughput (t/yr): 65,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Longman Landfill Site Waste Material Recovery Facility

Comments: Transfer station was completed in 2023, no dirty MRF

19/00503/FUL - application permitted. MRF to process BMW, office, welfare etc. Publicity that it’s a transfer station, no MRF - materials to Dunbar EFW.

Local Authority: Highland

Site Activity (Material / Operation): MRF (for reuse)

Throughput (t/yr): 65,000

Current Status: Constructing

Site Name: Claylands Road AD Facility

Comments: 2016 (May) Application granted permission with conditions to Muirhall Energy Ltd (Newbridge Biogas Ltd) 10/02552/FUL. Company looking to develop the site have lots of projects active at the moment however almost all focus on wind turbines.

Local Authority: City of Edinburgh

Site Activity (t/yr): 40,000

Current Status: Consented

Site Name: Auldhill Drive, Bridgend Recycling Facility

Comments: Planning submitted 0542/FUL/19 - Use of land as a recycling facility for inert materials up to 24.500 tonnes (partly in retrospect). Consented 2019.

Local Authority: West Lothian

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Not specified

Throughput (t/yr): 24,500

Current Status: Consented

Site Name: Dalmagarry Quarry - Inert Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Facility

Comments: 22/02166/FUL - planning application still under consideration. NO update / decision provided. Materials demolition/ construction – sand

Local Authority: Highland

Site Activity (Material / Operation): Construction & Demolition

Throughput (t/yr): 20,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Swinlees Quarry Inert Construction Materials Recycling Plant

Comments: 22/00699/PP - recycling inert construction using mobile plant and relocation of concrete plant operations. Approved subject to conditions 30/03/23

Local Authority: North Ayrshire

Site Activity (Material / Operations): Construction & Demolition

Throughput (t/yr): 20,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Ravelaw Farm AD Plant

Comments: This site has multiple applications for anaerobic digestion plants from March 2014 (14/00763/FUL), July 2014 (14/00763/FUL) and July 2015 (15/00792/FUL).

The first application was 'Withdrawn', second application in Jul 2014 has a status of 'Decided'.

The second, July 2014 proposal planned to be a small scale AD plant with all feed material being sourced / grown on the farm. This will not include municipal waste. 8th Dec 2014: Councillors refused permission. Planning officials had recommended approval. The third application was approved Oct 2015 and stated work had to commence within 3 years. Photos logged showing that work commenced on site in Oct 2018 however letters show disagreement between council and site as to whether it justifies as 'commencement of work or not'. Undetermined whether build continued.

Local Authority: Scottish Borders

Site Activity (Material / Operations): Organics – AD

Throughput (t/yr): 7,000

Current Status: Planning

Site Name: Longmorn Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Acorn Bioenergy Ltd)

Comments: Application 23/00709/APP . Received 1st May 2023, revised December 2024. Proposal to take distillery waste from four local distilleries (80% of feedstock from distillery co-products including pot ale, syrup and draff) and local farmers (break crops)

Local Authority: Moray

Site Activity (Material / Operations): Organics – AD

Throughput (t/yr): unknown

Current Status: Planning