Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Spaldington Airfield
Spaldington Airfield is a power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 12.5 MW of capacity, operated by Falck Renewables.
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 | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Holme Road, Spaldington, East Riding, Yorkshire. DN14 7NB | 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 | 2016 | 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 | 29 Sept 2011 (permit 09/04550/STPLFE, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Nov 2009 (reference 09/04550/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Sept 2010 (refused, reference 09/04550/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Sept 2011 (granted, reference 09/04550/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Sept 2011 (appeal granted, reference 09/04550/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Falck Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 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 | 53.7961, -0.7965 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Spaldington Airfield is the 900th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,585th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12.5 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 | 900th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,585th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,978th 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. 09/04550/STPLFE
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 443 grid connections (219 operating, 2,838 MW), 221 substations, 3 transmission lines, 3 data centers and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme Upon Spalding Moor | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Wind 12.5 MW grid connection at Spaldington Airfield Windfarm | Grid connection | 12.5 MW | Operating | 4.0 km |
| Wind 20.077 MW grid connection at Sixpenny Wood Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.1 MW | Operating | 5.3 km |
| Thorpe Road | Substation | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Factory 9 Thorpe Road PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.3 MW | Planned | 5.8 km |
| Newport 1 | Substation | — | — | 7.3 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 25 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 34 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 38 km |
Operator and place
More from Falck Renewables
- Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm60 MW · permitted
- Ben Aketil Wind Farm - Repowered & Extended59.4 MW · planned
- Moorhouse (Eaglesham)47.5 MW
- Earlsburn37.5 MW
- Auchrobert Wind Farm36 MW
- Earlsburn Avenue - Earlsburn Wind Farm Extension34 MW · permitted
- West Browncastle30 MW
- Assel Valley Wind Farm25 MW
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.