Power plant · Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorcas Lane Wind Farm
Dorcas Lane Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, operated by EDF.
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 | Buckinghamshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land To South Of Dorcas Lane Off Newton Road Stoke Hammond Buckinghamshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (secretary of state, refusal) | 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 | 6 Dec 2012 (reference 11/02798/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Dec 2014 (appeal refused, reference 11/02798/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Mar 2013 (refused, reference 11/02798/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Dec 2014 (secretary of state refused, reference 11/02798/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDF (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units (2.5 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 | 51.9458, -0.7397 | 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 refused (appeal refused, planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 11/02798/APP)
- Permit refused (secretary of state refused, planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 11/02798/APP)
- Permit refused (planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 11/02798/APP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 11/02798/APP)
How it compares
Dorcas Lane Wind Farm is the 1,469th-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 2,327th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 1,469th of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,327th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,779th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 77 substations, 74 grid connections (35 operating, 348 MW) and 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 8.4 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 22 km |
| Bicester 49.9MW - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 44 MW | Planned | 23 km |
| Part Haveleys Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 45.5 MW | Planned | 24 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
| Bicester North Primary | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in England
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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- 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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