Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Charity Farm
Charity Farm is a cancelled power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 32 MW of capacity, operated by Npower.
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 | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Swine Fleet Road, Goole Fields, Goole, Humbs. DN14 8AU | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 3 Aug 2009 (reference 09/02564/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Mar 2011 (withdrawn, reference 09/02564/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Npower | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 32 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 16 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 | 53.6773, -0.8567 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Charity Farm is the 371st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 701st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 32 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 | 371st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 701st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,672nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 494 grid connections (232 operating, 2,941 MW), 277 substations, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 32.8 MW grid connection at Goole Fields Windfarm | Grid connection | 32.8 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Solar 1 MW grid connection at Goole | Grid connection | 1 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Solar 1.147 MW grid connection at Goole | Grid connection | 1.15 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Goole | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Guardian Glass | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Rawcliffe | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 24 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 32 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.