Power plant · Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Barton Renewable Energy Plant
Barton Renewable Energy Plant is a cancelled power plant in Trafford, England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by Peel Energy.
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 | Trafford (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | south side of the Manchester Ship Canal | 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 | 16 May 2013 (permit 76153/FULL/2010, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 7 Dec 2010 (reference 76153/FULL/2010, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Nov 2011 (refused, reference 76153/FULL/2010, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 May 2013 (appeal granted, reference 76153/FULL/2010, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 May 2013 (granted, reference 76153/FULL/2010, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Peel Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4695, -2.3668 | 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 (appeal granted, planning authority Trafford, reference 76153/FULL/2010)
- Permit granted (planning authority Trafford, reference 76153/FULL/2010)
- Permit refused (planning authority Trafford, reference 76153/FULL/2010)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Trafford, reference 76153/FULL/2010)
How it compares
Barton Renewable Energy Plant is the 573rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,079th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 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 | 573rd of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,079th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,931st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 376 substations, 368 grid connections (204 operating, 1,840 MW), 20 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel Industrial Estate, Chamberhall Street grid connection | Grid connection | 12.1 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Mount St | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Barton BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Dumplington | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Taylor Road grid connection | Grid connection | 19.8 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042) | Data center | — | — | 2.2 km |
| DOC-U-Safe BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 8 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 4.9 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 5.9 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.