Power plant · Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
North Wiltshire Biomass Power Plant
North Wiltshire Biomass Power Plant is a cancelled power plant in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, with 5.5 MW of capacity, operated by Novera.
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 | Wiltshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | North Wiltshire Biomass Power Plant, Kingshill Farm, Cricklade, | 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 |
| Application date | 24 May 2000 (reference 00/01204/EIA, planning authority Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Sept 2001 (refused, reference 00/01204/EIA, planning authority Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Novera | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6316, -1.8324 | 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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North Wiltshire Biomass Power Plant is the 1,706th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,673rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.5 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 | 1,706th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,673rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,248th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 191 grid connections (105 operating, 1,231 MW), 125 substations, 10 data centers and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Hydro 3.8 MW grid connection at Chapel Farm | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Orta Port PV grid connection | Grid connection | 27.2 MW | Operating | 2.3 km |
| Cricklade Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Swindon BSP | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Swindon Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Nationwide Swindon Technology Centre | Data center | — | — | 6.6 km |
| nLighten Swindon | Data center | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Vodafone | Data center | — | — | 9.0 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.
- © 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.