Power plant · Torridge, England, United Kingdom
Bradford Solar Park
Bradford Solar Park is a power plant in Torridge, England, United Kingdom, with 5.3 MW of capacity, operated by Wessex Solar Energy.
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 | Torridge (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Bradford Manor Farm Pyworthy Devon | 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 | 2013 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 14 Dec 2011 (permit 1/0035/2011/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Torridge) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Jun 2011 (reference 1/0035/2011/FULM, planning authority Torridge) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Dec 2011 (granted, reference 1/0035/2011/FULM, planning authority Torridge) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wessex Solar Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.3 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 | 50.7811, -4.4394 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bradford Solar Park is the 1,724th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,699th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.3 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 | 1,724th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,699th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,293rd 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. 1/0035/2011/FULM
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 151 grid connections and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkworthy Farm Battery grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Holsworthy Bradford Manor Farm Pyworthy grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Derril Water Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 164113041) | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
Operator and place
More from Wessex Solar Energy
- Holt Lane Solar Park22 MW · planned
- Haddon Solar park22 MW
- Yellowham solar park20 MW
- Lodge Hill, Berkley - Solar Park14.5 MW · permitted
- Aborfield Solar Park14 MW · under construction
- Malmesbury Road Solar Farm13 MW · permitted
- Malmaynes Hall Farm12 MW
- Manor Farm12 MW · permitted
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- 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
- 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.