Power plant · Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Darrington Quarry
Darrington Quarry is a cancelled power plant in Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, with 16 MW of capacity, operated by FCC Environment.
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 | Wakefield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Westfield Lane, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 3AQ | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 22 Dec 2010 (reference 10/02488/FUL, planning authority Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Jun 2016 (withdrawn, reference 10/02488/FUL, planning authority Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | FCC Environment | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 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 | 53.6753, -1.2711 | 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.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Wakefield, reference 10/02488/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Wakefield, reference 10/02488/FUL)
How it compares
Darrington Quarry is the 741st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,343rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16 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 | 741st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,343rd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,872nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 430 grid connections (218 operating, 2,385 MW), 378 substations, 11 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 1.52 MW grid connection at Weeland Road | Grid connection | 1.52 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Solar 40 MW grid connection at Ardagh Glass Solar | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 3.2 km |
| Waste 1.425 MW grid connection at Prince of Wales | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| Weeland Road | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Prince of Wales | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Ferrybridge A | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.6 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 22 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.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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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