Power plant · Cotswold, England, United Kingdom
Airfield Farm - AD
Airfield Farm - AD is a cancelled power plant in Cotswold, England, United Kingdom, with 2 MW of capacity, operated by Ylem Energy Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Cotswold (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Down Ampney Airfield, Down Ampney, Cirencester, GL7 5PL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Dec 2013 (permit 13/04090/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Cotswold) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Sept 2013 (reference 13/04090/FUL, planning authority Cotswold) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Dec 2013 (granted, reference 13/04090/FUL, planning authority Cotswold) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ylem Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6703, -1.8366 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Cotswold, reference 13/04090/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Cotswold, reference 13/04090/FUL)
How it compares
Airfield Farm - AD is the 2,789th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,162nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 2,789th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,162nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,440th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 177 grid connections (98 operating, 1,189 MW), 120 substations, 11 data centers and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Ampney Airfield Quarry grid connection | Grid connection | 2.45 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Orta Port PV grid connection | Grid connection | 27.2 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Castle Eaton Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 14.3 MW | Operating | 3.4 km |
| Cricklade Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Fairford Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Stanton Fitzwarren Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.5 km |
| nLighten Swindon | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Nationwide Swindon Technology Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Vodafone | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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