Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Park Shield
Park Shield is a cancelled power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 1 MW of capacity, operated by JFS Biogas.
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 | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North Of Fourstones Substation Fourstones | 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 |
| Application date | 3 Jul 2014 (reference 14/02186/RENE, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Sept 2015 (appeal refused, reference 14/02186/RENE, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Jan 2015 (refused, reference 14/02186/RENE, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | JFS Biogas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.0151, -2.1612 | 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 Northumberland, reference 14/02186/RENE)
- Permit refused (planning authority Northumberland, reference 14/02186/RENE)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Northumberland, reference 14/02186/RENE)
How it compares
Park Shield is the 3,301st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,866th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1 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 | 3,301st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,866th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,814th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 153 grid connections (75 operating, 966 MW), 114 substations, 1 data center and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourstones 20kV | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Fourstones 33kV | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 80 MW grid connection at Fourstones Hybrid | Grid connection | 80 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 112 MW grid connection at Carr Edge Farm BESS | Grid connection | 112 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| Hexham | Substation | — | — | 6.0 km |
| Biomass 2.5 MW grid connection at Hexham | Grid connection | 2.5 MW | Operating | 6.2 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| Cross Border Connection (England) | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 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.
- 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.
- 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.