Power plant · Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Amazon Uk, Skelton Moor Road - Solar Panels
Amazon Uk, Skelton Moor Road - Solar Panels is a permitted power plant in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, with 1.67 MW of capacity, operated by Zestec Group.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Leeds (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Amazon UK Services LBA8 Plot B Skelton Moor Road Leeds, LS9 0PS | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Nov 2022 (permit 22/05817/FU, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Sept 2022 (ref. 22/05817/FU, Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Nov 2022 (granted, ref. 22/05817/FU, Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zestec Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.67 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 2.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7850, -1.4805 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Amazon Uk, Skelton Moor Road - Solar Panels is the 1,907th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,891st-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.67 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,907th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,891st of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,100th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 428 grid connections (218 operating, 2,159 MW), 363 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 4 MW grid connection at Pontefract Lane 1/2 | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Knostrop | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Solar 1.434 MW grid connection at Knostrop | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Skelton Grange | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Gas 45 MW grid connection at South Road CHP Direct | Grid connection | 45 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Selby Road | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 19 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.
- 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.