Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ainderby Steeple
Ainderby Steeple is a cancelled power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 1.5 MW of capacity, operated by J Charlton & Sons Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land South East Of Pumping Station, Ainderby, Steeple, North Yorkshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 Feb 2014 (reference 14/00411/FUL, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Nov 2014 (refused, reference 14/00411/FUL, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | J Charlton & Sons Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.3246, -1.4845 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Ainderby Steeple is the 3,048th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,531st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,048th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,531st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,060th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 198 grid connections (95 operating, 1,141 MW), 109 substations, 5 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 9.25 MW grid connection at Northallerton | Grid connection | 9.25 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Romanby | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Northallerton | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| West House Hybrid PV % BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Battery storage 49.5 MW grid connection at Fence Dyke Lane BESS | Grid connection | 49.5 MW | Planned | 4.4 km |
| Leeming Bar/Skeeby | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.