Power plant · Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD)
South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) is a power plant in Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by Shanks Group.
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 | Wakefield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | South Kirkby, Wakefield, WF9 4DG | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 27 Nov 2008 (permit 08/01633/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 19 Jun 2008 (reference 08/01633/FUL, planning authority Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Nov 2008 (granted, reference 08/01633/FUL, planning authority Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Shanks Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6035, -1.3376 | 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.
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South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) is the 1,612th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,545th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 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 | 1,612th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,545th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,079th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 08/01633/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 412 grid connections (215 operating, 2,287 MW), 379 substations, 11 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Biomass 2.4 MW grid connection at South Kirkby | Grid connection | 2.4 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Gas 1.84 MW grid connection at South Elmsall | Grid connection | 1.84 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Solar 3.6 MW grid connection at South Elmsall | Grid connection | 3.6 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Hemsworth | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| South Elmsall | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 16 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.