Transmission line · Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
North Wales Wind Farms Connection
North Wales Wind Farms Connection is a permitted transmission line in Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, covering 2,008 ha, operated by SP Manweb plc.
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 | Denbighshire (coordinates), Wales (Wales) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Within Conwy & Denbighshire Council areas | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 28 Jul 2016 (permit EN020014, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Mar 2015 (reference EN020014, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jul 2016 (granted, reference EN020014, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SP Manweb plc (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 2,008 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.0878, -3.4703 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
North Wales Wind Farms Connection is the 2nd-largest of 5 transmission lines in Wales and the 15th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 2,008 ha. It is ranked by area among the transmission lines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Wales | 2nd of 5 |
| United Kingdom | 15th of 27 |
How its operator compares
SP Manweb plc operates 3 of the 31 transmission lines in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 2 owners have more. Counts cover the transmission lines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United Kingdom | Rank | Transmission lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Electricity Transmission | 1st | 12 | 39% |
| National Grid plc | 2nd | 5 | 16% |
| SP Manweb plc | 3rd | 3 | 9.7% |
| Green Gen Cymru | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
| Morgan Offshore Wind Limited and Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Limited | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 161 power plants (58 operating, 7,357 MW) and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm | Power plant | 96 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Brenig Wind Farm | Power plant | 37.6 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Tir Mostyn And Foel Goch Wind Farm | Power plant | 21.3 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| nLighten Edge Data Centre Liverpool | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.