Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm
Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 8 MW of capacity, operated by Wind Ventures.
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 | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Tranwell Airfield, Morpeth | 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 | 12 Dec 2012 (reference 12/03731/RENEIA, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Jan 2014 (refused, reference 12/03731/RENEIA, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wind Ventures | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units (2 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 | 55.1372, -1.7048 | 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 researchHow it compares
Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm is the 1,342nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,176th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8 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 | 1,342nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,176th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,598th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 176 grid connections (89 operating, 1,131 MW), 117 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Burnt House Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 42.2 MW | Planned | 4.7 km |
| Burnt House Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 4.7 km |
| Wind 3.99 MW grid connection at West Hartford | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 6.6 km |
| Reservoir | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
| West Hartford | Substation | — | — | 7.7 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- © 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.