Power plant · Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom
Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension
Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension is a cancelled wind power plant in Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom, with 8.2 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 | Hyndburn (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Oswaldtwistle Moor Off B6236, Haslingden Road, Accrington | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, 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 | 26 Jun 2015 (permit 11/14/0244, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hyndburn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 7 Jul 2014 (reference 11/14/0244, planning authority Hyndburn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jun 2015 (granted, reference 11/14/0244, planning authority Hyndburn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energiekontor UK (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units (2.05 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 | 53.7196, -2.3817 | 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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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Hyndburn, reference 11/14/0244)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Hyndburn, reference 11/14/0244)
How it compares
Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension is the 1,715th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 2,670th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8.2 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 1,715th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,670th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,090th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 471 substations, 455 grid connections (251 operating, 2,189 MW), 18 data centers, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndburn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25.1 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Ramsclough Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 26 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Hyndburn Windfarm Extension grid connection | Grid connection | 8.63 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| KAY St | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Prinny Hill | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Grane RD | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Asanti Manchester | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
More from Energiekontor UK
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- Narachan Wind Farm72.6 MW
- Allt Domhain Wind Farm, Glenbarr - Wind Turbines64.8 MW · planned
- Lairg 2 Wind Farm49.9 MW · under construction
- Fell Wind Farm49 MW
- Garbet Windfarm - Wind Farm & Storage facility46.2 MW · under construction
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Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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