Power plant · West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
Brown's Holt Wind Farm
Brown's Holt Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 24 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Energy Systems.
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 | West Lindsey (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North Of Yawthorpe, Brown''s Holt, Corringham, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5RH | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 13 Feb 2015 (reference 132109, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 May 2016 (withdrawn, reference 132109, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Energy Systems (Renewable Energy Systems (RES)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 24 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 units (3 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 | 53.4179, -0.6494 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority West Lindsey, reference 132109)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Lindsey, reference 132109)
How it compares
Brown's Holt Wind Farm is the 501st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 933rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 24 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 | 501st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 933rd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,392nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 323 grid connections (164 operating, 2,277 MW), 163 substations, 2 transmission lines and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpswell | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Blyton | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Biomass 1.8 MW grid connection at Harpswell | Grid connection | 1.8 MW | Operating | 5.2 km |
| Gas 1.1 MW grid connection at Harpswell | Grid connection | 1.1 MW | Operating | 5.2 km |
| Generation 1.1 MW grid connection at Harpswell | Grid connection | 1.1 MW | Operating | 5.2 km |
| Corringham Road | Substation | — | — | 7.3 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 15 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 39 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.
- 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.
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- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.
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