Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

South View Farm

South View Farm is a power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 2 MW of capacity, operated by Bioflame.

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.

FactValueSource
LocationNorth Yorkshire (coordinates), EnglandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressSouth View Farm , Yatts , PickeringDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2007DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date24 Oct 2006 (permit NYM/2005/0657/FL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Yorkshire)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date1 Feb 2006 (reference NYM/2005/0657/FL, planning authority North Yorkshire)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date24 Oct 2006 (granted, reference NYM/2005/0657/FL, planning authority North Yorkshire)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorBioflameDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity2 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBiomass (dedicated)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.2713, -0.7553DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

South View Farm is the 2,789th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,162nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England2,789th of 3,43071,985 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom4,162nd of 5,050115,642 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data10,416th of 12,0081,173,302 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. NYM/2005/0657/FL
  2. Started operating

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 134 grid connections (72 operating, 1,038 MW), 73 substations, 3 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.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Thornton DaleSubstation——4.6 km
Solar 40 MW grid connection at Deerholme Farm SolarGrid connection40 MWPlanned8.5 km
Solar 200 MW grid connection at Scampston Solar DirectGrid connection200 MWPlanned9.6 km
Battery storage and Solar 55 MW grid connection at Salton Lane HybridGrid connection55 MWPlanned11 km
KirbymoorsideSubstation——12 km
YedinghamSubstation——12 km
Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection ProjectTransmission line—Planned25 km
Data center, Redcar (OSM way 1055031579)Data center——40 km
Lumen Technologies data center, MiddlesbroughData center——46 km

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