Power plant · Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Causeway Bridges Wind Farm
Causeway Bridges Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Warrington, England, United Kingdom, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by Wind Direct.
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 | Warrington (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land adjacent to the M62, Causeway Bridges Farm, Alder Lane, Burtonwood, Warrington, WA5 4BN | 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 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 May 2008 (permit 2008/12807, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Warrington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Apr 2008 (reference 2008/12807, planning authority Warrington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 May 2008 (granted, reference 2008/12807, planning authority Warrington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wind Direct | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units (2 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 | 53.4249, -2.6197 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Warrington, reference 2008/12807)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Warrington, reference 2008/12807)
How it compares
Causeway Bridges Wind Farm is the 2,350th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,494th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4 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 | 2,350th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,494th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,276th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 340 grid connections (187 operating, 1,653 MW), 329 substations, 17 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | Data center | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Verizon Warrington | Data center | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Parkside Railway Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Unit 1 Junction Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 5.26 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Newton Le Willows | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Lymes Wood Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 1.03 MW | Operating | 4.7 km |
| Bold GSP | Substation | — | — | 4.9 km |
| Haydock | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1551100328) | Data center | — | — | 5.7 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.