Power plant · Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Parkwood Landfill
Parkwood Landfill is a cancelled power plant in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, with 12.3 MW of capacity, operated by City Energy.
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 | Sheffield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Warren Street Sheffield South Yorkshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 11 Dec 1997 (permit 97/01585/REM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Sheffield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Oct 1997 (ref. 97/01585/REM, Sheffield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Dec 1997 (granted, ref. 97/01585/REM, Sheffield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | City Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3902, -1.4436 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Parkwood Landfill is the 921st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,617th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12.3 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 | 921st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,617th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,047th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 492 grid connections (191 operating, 1,799 MW), 281 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Street | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Waste 19.3 MW grid connection at Bernard Road | Grid connection | 19.3 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Stevenson Road | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Attercliffe | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Dorehouse Buisness Park | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Carlisle Street BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.