Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
River Valley Wind farm
River Valley Wind farm is a cancelled wind power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 18 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Generation.
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 | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North West Of Welham Bridge West Howden Road Holme Upon Spalding Moor East Riding Of Yorkshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (secretary of state, refusal) | 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 | 7 Nov 2012 (reference 12/04561/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Aug 2013 (refused, reference 12/04561/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Oct 2014 (secretary of state refused, reference 12/04561/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Generation (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 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 | 53.8081, -0.8134 | 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 (secretary of state refused, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire, reference 12/04561/STPLFE)
- Permit refused (planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire, reference 12/04561/STPLFE)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire, reference 12/04561/STPLFE)
How it compares
River Valley Wind farm is the 999th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 1,668th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 18 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 999th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,668th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,242nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 436 grid connections (216 operating, 2,768 MW), 224 substations, 4 data centers, 3 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme Upon Spalding Moor | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Wind 12.5 MW grid connection at Spaldington Airfield Windfarm | Grid connection | 12.5 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Waste 1.995 MW grid connection at Southgate | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 6.2 km |
| Thorpe Road | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Factory 9 Thorpe Road PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.3 MW | Planned | 6.5 km |
| Newport 1 | Substation | — | — | 9.0 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 26 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 32 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
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