Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Scalm Park / Bishopwood
Scalm Park / Bishopwood is a cancelled power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 17.5 MW of capacity, operated by Prowind.
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 Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Wistow Common, Selby, North Yorks, YO8 3RD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 1 Jul 2009 (reference 09/0464/FUL, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Nov 2015 (appeal withdrawn, reference 09/0464/FUL, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Jan 2013 (refused, reference 09/0464/FUL, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Prowind | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 17.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 units (2.3 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 | 53.7918, -1.1397 | 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 researchHow it compares
Scalm Park / Bishopwood is the 712th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,293rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 17.5 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 | 712th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,293rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,491st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 455 grid connections (224 operating, 2,587 MW), 358 substations, 9 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage and Solar 89.9 MW grid connection at Scalm Park Direct | Grid connection | 89.9 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 64 MW grid connection at Cawood Hybrid Direct | Grid connection | 64 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
| Solar 3.75 MW grid connection at Sherburn | Grid connection | 3.75 MW | Operating | 4.4 km |
| Sherburn | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Selby | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Olympia Mills | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 15 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 20 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.
- © 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.