Power plant · King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Palm Paper 3 CCGT Power station Kings Lynn
Palm Paper 3 CCGT Power station Kings Lynn is a permitted power plant in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, with 162 MW of capacity, operated by Palm Paper Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | King's Lynn and West Norfolk (coordinates), England (Eastern) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Palm Paper Mill, King's Lynn | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 11 Feb 2016 (permit EN010039, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Sept 2014 (reference EN010039, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Feb 2016 (granted, reference EN010039, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Palm Paper Ltd (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 162 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Gas | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7339, 0.3838 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Palm Paper 3 CCGT Power station Kings Lynn is the 218th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 345th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 162 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 218th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 345th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 970th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 1.6 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 4.3 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 46 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.