Power plant · Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Farms of Newborough
Farms of Newborough is a cancelled power plant in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom, with 49 MW of capacity, operated by Peterborough City Council.
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 | Peterborough (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land To The East Of Peterborough Road Crowland Peterborough | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Dec 2012 (reference 12/01906/R3FUL, planning authority Peterborough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jun 2015 (withdrawn, reference 12/01906/R3FUL, planning authority Peterborough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Peterborough City Council | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49 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 |
| Coordinates | 52.6427, -0.1670 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Farms of Newborough is the 259th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 471st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49 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 | 259th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 471st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,960th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 102 grid connections, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowland, French Farm Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Decoy Farm, Organic Recycling Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Crowland Spalding Road grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 87850427) | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 32 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 37 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 37 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.