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Penny Hill Lane
Penny Hill Lane is an operational 19.8 MW onshore wind farm in Rotherham, generating since 31 March 2013. Planning permission was granted on 27 May 2010, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: Banks Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 July 2009 |
| Permission granted | 27 May 2010 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2013 34 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- Conservation area — Ulley
- Green Belt — Rotherham
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 49.9 | 2.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.6 | 5.4 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 6.5 | 6.3 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 42 | 6.7 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 30 | 7.9 km |
Battery · Operational | 10 | 7.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.1 | 8.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.5 | 8.7 km |
How big is Penny Hill Lane?
Penny Hill Lane has a recorded installed capacity of 19.8 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Penny Hill Lane?
REPD records the operator as Banks Renewables. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Penny Hill Lane approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 July 2009. Permission was granted on 27 May 2010, 10 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2013, 34 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3677.
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