Power plant · Fylde, England, United Kingdom
Clifton Marsh Wwtw
Clifton Marsh Wwtw is a cancelled power plant in Fylde, England, United Kingdom, with 4.5 MW of capacity, operated by United Utilities.
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 | Fylde (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Clifton Marsh Wwtw, Preston New Road, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1HN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Jan 2016 (reference LCC/2016/0007, planning authority Fylde) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Jan 2017 (refused, reference LCC/2016/0007, planning authority Fylde) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | United Utilities | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 9.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7506, -2.8232 | 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.
- Permit refused (planning authority Fylde, reference LCC/2016/0007)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Fylde, reference LCC/2016/0007)
How it compares
Clifton Marsh Wwtw is the 2,279th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,402nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.5 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 | 2,279th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,402nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,118th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 330 grid connections (185 operating, 1,699 MW), 283 substations, 10 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UU Clifton Marsh WWTW grid connection | Grid connection | 1.99 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Clifton Marsh grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Clifton Marsh Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Hall Cross | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Warton | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Penwortham West / Stanah GSP | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 15 km |
| East Irish Sea Transmission Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 15 km |
| Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Cancelled | 20 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.
- 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.