Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bindwell Lane
Bindwell Lane is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 13.4 MW of capacity, operated by NextPower SPV 8 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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land OS 1100 Bindwell Lane, Queen Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7NB | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 21 Jan 2021 (permit 20/00952/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 Mar 2020 (reference 20/00952/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Jan 2021 (granted, reference 20/00952/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NextPower SPV 8 Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13.4 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 | 51.0152, -2.5681 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit expired
- Permit granted (planning authority Somerset, reference 20/00952/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Somerset, reference 20/00952/FUL)
How it compares
Bindwell Lane is the 871st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,545th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13.4 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 871st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,545th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,720th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 122 grid connections (81 operating, 647 MW), 63 substations, 2 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bindwell Lane - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 11.7 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Solar 9 MW grid connection at Yeovil | Grid connection | 9 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Sutton Bridge PV grid connection | Grid connection | 5.27 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Sparkford Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Chilton Cantello Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Sherborne Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 38 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
More from NextPower SPV 8 Limited
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.