Power plant · County Durham, England, United Kingdom
South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised)
South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) is a power plant in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, with 7.5 MW of capacity, operated by REG Windpower.
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 | County Durham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | South Sharpley Farm, near Seaham, County Durham | 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 | 2013 | 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 |
| Permit date | 10 Apr 2011 (permit PLAN/2008/0355, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 May 2008 (reference PLAN/2008/0355, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Apr 2011 (appeal granted, reference PLAN/2008/0355, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Apr 2011 (granted, reference PLAN/2008/0355, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Dec 2009 (refused, reference PLAN/2008/0355, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | REG Windpower (REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 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 | 54.8415, -1.3990 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority County Durham, reference PLAN/2008/0355)
- Permit granted (planning authority County Durham, reference PLAN/2008/0355)
- Permit refused (planning authority County Durham, reference PLAN/2008/0355)
- Permit applied for (planning authority County Durham, reference PLAN/2008/0355)
How it compares
South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) is the 1,425th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,284th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,425th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,284th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,756th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 282 grid connections (144 operating, 1,698 MW), 164 substations and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 6 MW grid connection at Hawthorn Pit | Grid connection | 6 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Wind 7.79 MW grid connection at Stoney Cut | Grid connection | 7.79 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Seaham Grange Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 36 MW | Planned | 2.7 km |
| Tunstall | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Stoney Cut | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Hawthorn Pit | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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