At a glance

We have engaged for over a year and a half on our proposals and are confident in overcoming the remaining objection from the Council's independent technical advisors. We understand there remain concerns in the local community. Our improved plans maintain all of the project benefits while reducing potential impacts on local people. These are outlined below:

Producing green energy and supporting energy security

Ashton Keynes Green Energy will produce renewable biomethane and biogenic CO2 to support the transition to net zero. This is a green fuel that will support our transition to net zero and reduce our dependence on foreign gas supplies.

Our plans will generate enough renewable gas to heat c.8.700 homes. This number is greater than the number of homes in Ashton Keynes and South Cerney combined.

Supporting local farmers and the rural economy

We will work hand-in-hand with the local farming industry, providing local farmers with guaranteed revenue and natural fertiliser.

Ashton Keynes Green Energy will take organic material, including crops from rotations and manure, from local farms to feed the plant. The same farmers will benefit by receiving the natural fertiliser produced at the end of the gas generation process. This will reduce the amount of expensive and imported artificial fertiliser that local farm businesses need to buy, improving soil health and storing more carbon.

We’ll also create 15 Full Time Equivalent jobs, and support 35 further highly-skilled jobs through the supply chain.

We’ve listened and improved our plans

Our application was submitted in May 2023 and during the determination period we have worked closely with the council officers and local community.

We have listened to this feedback and revised our plans in November 2024 which maintain all of the benefits of clean renewable energy, tackle climate change and support the rural economy, whilst demonstrating the suitability of the site for this type of development.

Site Location

The plant will be close to feedstock and will have suitable access, as well as being visually well-screened. Additionally, the site will be situated well away from residential properties. Find out more about the site location here.

Reduced landscape impact

We’ve listened to the feedback from our previous application and taken steps to reduce the impacts of the proposal, with fewer tanks, most of which are lower, minimising the impact on the landscape, but kept all the benefits to the environment and the rural economy.

The buildings at Ashton Keynes Green Energy won’t look out of scale from the type of structures, such as barns, often seen on commercial farms.

Find out more about our changed plans here >