Power plant · Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom
Bramley Frith Solar Farm
Bramley Frith Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Bramley Solar 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 | Basingstoke and Deane (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Minchens Lane, RG7 2LN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (appeal granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Feb 2023 (permit 20/03403/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 Dec 2020 (reference 20/03403/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Feb 2023 (appeal granted, reference 20/03403/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Feb 2023 (granted, reference 20/03403/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Apr 2022 (refused, reference 20/03403/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bramley Solar Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 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 | 85 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3392, -1.0665 | 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 granted (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 20/03403/FUL)
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 20/03403/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 20/03403/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 20/03403/FUL)
How it compares
Bramley Frith Solar Farm is the 514th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 886th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 514th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 886th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,966th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 245 substations, 206 grid connections (107 operating, 1,085 MW), 82 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withy Place grid connection | Grid connection | 51.8 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Bramley (Ames-That) GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Bramley (Basi) GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Bramley Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Land Situated North West grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Bramley Green Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Redcentric Reading | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Pulsant Reading SL3 | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Asanti - Reading | Data center | — | — | 12 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.