Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Kirkharle Wind Farm
Kirkharle Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by Npower Renewables.
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 | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to north east of Bavington Hill Head Farm, Capheaton and Land to West of Northside Farm, Harle, Northumberland | 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 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Nov 2008 (reference 20081063, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Sept 2010 (refused, reference 20081063, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Npower Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 units (3 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 | 55.1203, -2.0063 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Kirkharle Wind Farm is the 573rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,079th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 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 | 573rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,079th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,907th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 147 grid connections (77 operating, 1,036 MW), 113 substations, 1 data center and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkheaton Wind Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 1.52 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Wind 36 MW grid connection at Fourstones 20kV Direct | Grid connection | 36 MW | Operating | 6.6 km |
| Battery storage 20 MW grid connection at Ray Fell Windfarm | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 9.3 km |
| Fourstones 20kV | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Fourstones 33kV | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Hexham | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Cross Border Connection (England) | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 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.
- 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.