Power plant · North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Raventhorpe Lodge (Sweeting Thorns)
Raventhorpe Lodge (Sweeting Thorns) is a cancelled power plant in North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, with 25 MW of capacity, operated by Elgar Middleton and Wirsol.
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 | North Lincolnshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Raventhorpe Lodge, Storage Lan, Brigg Road, Access Road In Raventhorpe Lod, Scunthorpe, Humberside, DN16 3RJ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 5 Dec 2016 (permit PA/2015/0114, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 12 Feb 2015 (ref. PA/2015/0114, North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Nov 2015 (refused, ref. PA/2015/0114, North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Dec 2016 (appeal granted, ref. PA/2015/0114, North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Dec 2016 (granted, ref. PA/2015/0114, North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elgar Middleton | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wirsol | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 25 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5583, -0.5990 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Raventhorpe Lodge (Sweeting Thorns) is the 464th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 876th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 25 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 | 464th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 876th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,247th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 413 grid connections (174 operating, 2,469 MW), 163 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 35 MW grid connection at Sweeting Thorns Solar | Grid connection | 35 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Solar 34.295 MW grid connection at Raventhorpe Solar | Grid connection | 34.3 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Solar 1 MW grid connection at Station Road | Grid connection | 1 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Scunthorpe South | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Bottesford | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Firth Brown | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 21 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 30 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 44 km |
Operators 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.