Power plant · Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Bake Farm
Bake Farm is a cancelled power plant in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, with 16.1 MW of capacity, operated by Coombe Bissett PV Park Limited.
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 | Wiltshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the west of Bake Farm Buildings Salisbury Road Coombe Bissett Salisbury, SP5 4JT | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Dec 2013 (reference 13/06336/FUL, planning authority Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Jun 2014 (withdrawn, reference 13/06336/FUL, planning authority Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Coombe Bissett PV Park Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16.1 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 |
| Coordinates | 51.0486, -1.8307 | 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
Bake Farm is the 737th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,338th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16.1 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 | 737th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,338th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,816th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 255 grid connections (148 operating, 1,331 MW), 174 substations and 8 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drove Lane Solar grid connection | Grid connection | 4.39 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Bake Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 8.79 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Netherhampton Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Dogdean Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 9.8 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Homington Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Bemerton Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Regit4u | Data center | — | — | 44 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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.