Power plant · Derbyshire Dales, England, United Kingdom
Rushley Lodge Farm
Rushley Lodge Farm is a cancelled power plant in Derbyshire Dales, England, United Kingdom, with 12.5 MW of capacity, operated by Derbyshire wind 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 | Derbyshire Dales (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | off Wirestone Lane, Middle Moor, Matlock, Derbyshire. DE4 5LZ | 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 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 Jan 2009 (reference 09/00060/FUL, planning authority Derbyshire Dales) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Apr 2010 (appeal refused, reference 09/00060/FUL, planning authority Derbyshire Dales) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jul 2015 (refused, reference 09/00060/FUL, planning authority Derbyshire Dales) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Derbyshire wind Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2.5 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 | 53.1517, -1.5255 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rushley Lodge Farm is the 900th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,585th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12.5 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 | 900th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,585th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,978th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 431 grid connections (76 operating, 783 MW), 111 substations, 7 data centers and 1 transmission line, 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 7.55 MW grid connection at Goitside 33Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Morton, Evershill Lane, Land North of Averill Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 8.7 km |
| Averill Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 8.7 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 14 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Baslow Road | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
Operator and place
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- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- 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.
- 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.