Power plant · Fenland, England, United Kingdom
Boardinghouse Wind Farm
Boardinghouse Wind Farm is a power plant in Fenland, England, United Kingdom, with 10.3 MW of capacity, operated by Ecogen.
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 | Fenland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Knights End Road March Cambridgeshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | 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 |
| Permit date | 6 Jul 2011 (permit F/YR09/0562/F, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Fenland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Aug 2009 (reference F/YR09/0562/F, planning authority Fenland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Apr 2010 (refused, reference F/YR09/0562/F, planning authority Fenland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Jul 2011 (granted, reference F/YR09/0562/F, planning authority Fenland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Jul 2011 (appeal granted, reference F/YR09/0562/F, planning authority Fenland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ecogen | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10.3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2.05 MW per unit) | 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 | 52.5356, 0.0639 | 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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Boardinghouse Wind Farm is the 1,085th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,818th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10.3 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 | 1,085th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,818th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,953rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. F/YR09/0562/F
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 48 grid connections, 7 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Crowland, French Farm Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 18 km |
| FEN Dyke Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 22 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 87850427) | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Decoy Farm, Organic Recycling Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 22 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 28 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 29 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 48 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.