Power plant · Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension
Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension is a cancelled wind power plant in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, with 6.9 MW of capacity, operated by JG Pears Power.
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 | Barnsley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Spicer Hill, Whitley Road, Whitley Common, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 9PA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | 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 |
| Application date | 25 Nov 2014 (reference 2014/1442, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Feb 2016 (appeal refused, reference 2014/1442, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Feb 2015 (refused, reference 2014/1442, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | JG Pears Power (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units (2.3 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 | 53.5407, -1.6920 | 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.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Barnsley, reference 2014/1442)
- Permit refused (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2014/1442)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2014/1442)
How it compares
Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension is the 1,915th-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 2,936th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.9 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 1,915th of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,936th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,648th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 552 substations, 513 grid connections (277 operating, 2,572 MW), 22 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.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 6.555 MW grid connection at Penistone | Grid connection | 6.56 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Wind 5.7 MW grid connection at Hazlehead | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Wind 5.7 MW grid connection at Scholes | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Hazlehead | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Scholes | Substation | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Penistone | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Redcentric Elland Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.