Power plant · Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Orchard Way Wind Farm
Orchard Way Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, with 15 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 | Milton Keynes (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hill Farm, Little Linford Lane, To Haversham High Street, Haversham, Milton Keynes | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal 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 | 16 Sept 2011 (reference 11/02028/FULEIS, planning authority Milton Keynes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Nov 2012 (refused, reference 11/02028/FULEIS, planning authority Milton Keynes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Aug 2014 (appeal refused, reference 11/02028/FULEIS, planning authority Milton Keynes) | 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 | 15 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 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 | 52.0877, -0.7838 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Milton Keynes, reference 11/02028/FULEIS)
- Permit refused (planning authority Milton Keynes, reference 11/02028/FULEIS)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Milton Keynes, reference 11/02028/FULEIS)
How it compares
Orchard Way Wind Farm is the 774th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,388th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 15 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 774th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,388th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,118th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 40 grid connections (16 operating, 133 MW), 27 substations and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 4.1 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 5.6 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 26 km |
| Shelswell Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 27 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| Launton - Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 28 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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