Power plant · South Kesteven, England, United Kingdom
Thackson's Well Wind Farm
Thackson's Well Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in South Kesteven, England, United Kingdom, with 23 MW of capacity, operated by Infinergy.
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 | South Kesteven (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Thackson's Well , Normanton , South Kesteven, NG23 5EX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission 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 | 30 Nov 2007 (reference S07/1661, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Mar 2008 (refused, reference S07/1661, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Infinergy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 23 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 10 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 | 52.9709, -0.7569 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Thackson's Well Wind Farm is the 521st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 970th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 23 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 | 521st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 970th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,494th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 315 grid connections (10 operating, 25.8 MW), 5 substations, 4 transmission lines and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By - Pass Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Pasture Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Belvoir Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 24 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 36 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
Operator and place
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- 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- 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.