Power plant · East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
Fen Lane wind farm
Fen Lane wind farm is a cancelled power plant in East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 17.5 MW of capacity, operated by Energiekontor UK.
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 Lindsey (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the South of Fen Lane, West of Louth Canal, North of Fulstow (in Parishes of Fulstow and North Thoresby) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | 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 | 27 Jun 2014 (reference N/056/01036/14, planning authority East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Oct 2017 (appeal refused, reference N/056/01036/14, planning authority East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Oct 2017 (refused, reference N/056/01036/14, planning authority East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energiekontor UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 17.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 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 | 53.4684, 0.0053 | 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 East Lindsey, reference N/056/01036/14)
- Permit refused (planning authority East Lindsey, reference N/056/01036/14)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Lindsey, reference N/056/01036/14)
How it compares
Fen Lane wind farm is the 712th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,293rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 17.5 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 | 712th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,293rd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,515th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 170 grid connections (90 operating, 1,334 MW), 88 substations, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 32 MW grid connection at Cow Marsh Wind Farm | Grid connection | 32 MW | Planned | 3.4 km |
| Wind 4.6 MW grid connection at Wesley Crescent | Grid connection | 4.6 MW | Operating | 4.7 km |
| Solar 180 MW grid connection at Ludborough 2 PV Direct | Grid connection | 180 MW | Planned | 4.8 km |
| North Thoresby | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Grainthorpe | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Humberston | Substation | — | — | 8.3 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 23 km |
| Ossian Transmission Infrastructure | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 30 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 38 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- 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.