Power plant · North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Bonby Lane
Bonby Lane is a power plant in North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, with 1.5 MW of capacity, operated by Zebec 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 | North Lincolnshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bonby, DN20 0QN | 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 | 2018 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 18 Nov 2015 (permit WD/2014/0908, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Oct 2014 (reference WD/2014/0908, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Feb 2015 (refused, reference WD/2014/0908, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Nov 2015 (appeal granted, reference WD/2014/0908, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Nov 2015 (granted, reference WD/2014/0908, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zebec Energy | 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 | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6355, -0.4626 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bonby Lane 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% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. WD/2014/0908
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 341 grid connections (153 operating, 2,267 MW), 142 substations, 2 transmission lines, 1 gas storage facility and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS, Bemis Elsham Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Operating | 4.2 km |
| South Ferriby | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Pasture Road South | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Solar 5 MW grid connection at Pasture Road South | Grid connection | 5 MW | Planned | 6.6 km |
| Solar 30 MW grid connection at Wrawby Solar Farm | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 7.2 km |
| Barrow | Substation | — | — | 8.2 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 19 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 32 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 33 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.
- 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.