Power plant · Darlington, England, United Kingdom
Newbiggin Wind Farm
Newbiggin Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Darlington, England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
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 | Darlington (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Darlington Back Lane, Whinney Hill, Stockton-on-Tees | 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 | 28 Feb 2011 (reference 11/00128/FUL, planning authority Darlington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Oct 2012 (refused, reference 11/00128/FUL, planning authority Darlington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Parsons Brinckerhoff | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 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 | 54.5684, -1.4336 | 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
Newbiggin Wind Farm is the 1,612th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,545th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 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 | 1,612th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,545th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,079th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 260 grid connections (132 operating, 1,314 MW), 149 substations and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage and Solar 89.89 MW grid connection at Norton Back Lane Direct | Grid connection | 89.9 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Wind 12.3 MW grid connection at Moor House Windfarm | Grid connection | 12.3 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Mill Lane Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 180 MW | Planned | 3.5 km |
| Norton | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Norton 132/11kV Direct | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Urlay Nook | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 7.9 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.