Power plant · Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom
Sipson Road
Sipson Road is a cancelled power plant in Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom, with 6.2 MW of capacity, operated by Costain Engineering & Construction.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hillingdon (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adj To Sipson Road, In Holloway Lane, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 0AE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 Jun 2014 (reference 46223/APP/2014/1867, planning authority Hillingdon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Oct 2014 (refused, reference 46223/APP/2014/1867, planning authority Hillingdon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Costain Engineering & Construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.2 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 | 51.4947, -0.4611 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Sipson Road is the 1,590th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,518th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.2 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 | 1,590th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,518th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,044th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 179 substations, 155 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 106 grid connections (55 operating, 628 MW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow Flight Path grid connection | Grid connection | 1.15 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| CyrusOne LON2 | Data center | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Digital Realty LHR17 | Data center | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Virtus London 14 | Data center | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Bath Road West Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Bath Road East Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.7 km |
| North Hyde Sub STN grid connection | Grid connection | 9.5 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Hayes Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Iverzdata NOT Availablezz grid connection | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.