Power plant · Hinckley and Bosworth, England, United Kingdom
Halifax Farm
Halifax Farm is a power plant in Hinckley and Bosworth, England, United Kingdom, with 1.6 MW of capacity, operated by Wentworth and Harper.
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 | Hinckley and Bosworth (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Halifax Farm, Merrylees Road, Newbold Heath, Newbold Verdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9NR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | 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 |
| Permit date | 18 Sept 2014 (permit 14/00532/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hinckley and Bosworth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 Jun 2014 (reference 14/00532/FUL, planning authority Hinckley and Bosworth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Sept 2014 (granted, reference 14/00532/FUL, planning authority Hinckley and Bosworth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wentworth and Harper | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 1 units (1.6 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 | 52.6404, -1.3222 | 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.
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Halifax Farm is the 3,022nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,487th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.6 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 | 3,022nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,487th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,955th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 14/00532/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 386 grid connections, 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindridge Farm Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Bagworth Road grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Stoneshollow Solar grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 9.9 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 44 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.