Power plant · Rossendale, England, United Kingdom
Fletcher Bank Quarry (Waste AD)
Fletcher Bank Quarry (Waste AD) is a cancelled power plant in Rossendale, England, United Kingdom, with 2 MW of capacity, operated by Peel Environmental.
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 | Rossendale (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Fletcher Bank Works, Manchester Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0DD | 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 | 20 Jan 2014 (reference 57118, planning authority Bury) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Mar 2014 (refused, reference 57118, planning authority Bury) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Peel Environmental | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6484, -2.2974 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Fletcher Bank Quarry (Waste AD) is the 2,789th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,162nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2 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 | 2,789th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,162nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,416th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 434 grid connections (239 operating, 2,054 MW), 126 substations, 19 data centers, 2 gas storage facilities and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Road North grid connection | Grid connection | 7.37 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Higher Moss BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 85 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Scout Moor Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| Todmorden | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Asanti Manchester | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Hebden Bridge | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Mytholmroyd | Substation | — | — | 22 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.
- 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.