Power plant · Redcar and Cleveland, England, United Kingdom
Bank Field Wind Farm
Bank Field Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Redcar and Cleveland, England, United Kingdom, with 17 MW of capacity, operated by Banks Renewables.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Redcar and Cleveland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bankfield north of Guisborough in North Yorkshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Oct 2013 (ref. R/2013/0674/FFM, Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Jul 2015 (withdrawn, ref. R/2013/0674/FFM, Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Banks Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 17 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.5516, -1.0740 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bank Field Wind Farm is the 717th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,305th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 17 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 | 717th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,305th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,601st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 210 grid connections (107 operating, 1,244 MW), 103 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Green Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 125 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Court Green Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Battery storage 28 MW grid connection at Guisborough BESS Direct | Grid connection | 28 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| Guisborough T1 T2 | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Lackenby | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Redcar | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 47 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.