Power plant · North Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Atherstone
Atherstone is a power plant in North Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, with 14.7 MW of capacity, operated by Foresight Solar Fund.
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 | North Warwickshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land East Of Grendon House Farm Warton Lane Grendon | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 14 Nov 2014 (permit PAP/2014/0483, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Warwickshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 12 Sept 2014 (reference PAP/2014/0483, planning authority North Warwickshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Nov 2014 (granted, reference PAP/2014/0483, planning authority North Warwickshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Foresight Solar Fund | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 14.7 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 | 32.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.6137, -1.5560 | 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.
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Atherstone is the 815th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,461st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 14.7 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 | 815th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,461st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,276th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. PAP/2014/0483
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 423 grid connections, 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 14 MW grid connection at Tamworth 33Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Uk0728 grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Atherstone, Austrey House Farm AD Plant grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 45 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 47 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.