Power plant · West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
Birch Holt Solar Farm
Birch Holt Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by AEE Renewables.
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 | West Lindsey (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Birch Holt Farm, Woodcote Lane, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 Jul 2014 (reference 131507, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Sept 2015 (appeal refused, reference 131507, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Nov 2014 (refused, reference 131507, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | AEE Renewables (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 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 | 81.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2631, -0.5651 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority West Lindsey, reference 131507)
- Permit refused (planning authority West Lindsey, reference 131507)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Lindsey, reference 131507)
How it compares
Birch Holt Solar Farm is the 799th-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 1,379th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 799th of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,379th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,231st of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 164 grid connections (82 operating, 1,351 MW), 81 substations, 4 transmission lines and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 8.55 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| Normanby | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Harpswell | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 29 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 44 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.