Power plant · West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Lilbourne Wind Farm
Lilbourne Wind Farm is a power plant in West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, operated by Cetis.
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 | West Northamptonshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lilbourne Fields Farm & Lilbourne Lodge Farm, Yelvertoft Road, Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, CV23 0SZ | 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 | 2014 | 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 | 6 Jul 2012 (permit DA/2009/0731, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Oct 2009 (reference DA/2009/0731, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Jul 2012 (appeal granted, reference DA/2009/0731, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Oct 2011 (refused, reference DA/2009/0731, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Jul 2012 (granted, reference DA/2009/0731, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cetis | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2 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 | 52.3948, -1.1639 | 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 researchHow it compares
Lilbourne Wind Farm is the 1,102nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,838th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 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 | 1,102nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,838th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,057th 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. DA/2009/0731
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 354 grid connections (2 operating, 9.26 MW), 9 data centers, 2 substations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilbourne 12MW Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Yelvertoft Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Crick Road Solar Plant grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 47 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 47 km |
| Deddington Primary | Substation | — | — | 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.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.