Power plant · Burnley, England, United Kingdom
Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2)
Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2) is a cancelled power plant in Burnley, England, United Kingdom, with 7.1 MW of capacity, operated by FAB Energy.
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 | Burnley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land South Of New Barn, Billington Road, Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5QQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | 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 | 28 Jul 2017 (permit APP/2016/0263, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Burnley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Jun 2016 (reference APP/2016/0263, planning authority Burnley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jul 2017 (granted, reference APP/2016/0263, planning authority Burnley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | FAB Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.1 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units (2.35 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 | 53.7641, -2.2837 | 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 expired
- Permit granted (planning authority Burnley, reference APP/2016/0263)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Burnley, reference APP/2016/0263)
How it compares
Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2) is the 1,475th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,356th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7.1 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 | 1,475th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,356th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,849th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 502 substations, 467 grid connections (257 operating, 2,205 MW), 18 data centers, 1 transmission line 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hameldon Hill Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Hambledon Hill WF grid connection | Grid connection | 9 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Hameldon Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 7.9 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| COG Lane | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Huncoat BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Burnley Centre | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group Copley | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 403124345) | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.