Power plant · Mansfield, England, United Kingdom
Brecks Solar Farm
Brecks Solar Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in Mansfield, England, United Kingdom, with 45.4 MW of capacity, operated by Green Switch Capital 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 | Mansfield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The North Of Brick Yard Road Gamston, NG20 0YD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 18 Sept 2023 (permit 23/00656/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Mansfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 May 2023 (reference 23/00656/FUL, planning authority Mansfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Sept 2023 (granted, reference 23/00656/FUL, planning authority Mansfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Switch Capital Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 45.4 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 |
| Area | 37.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2054, -1.1502 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Mansfield, reference 23/00656/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Mansfield, reference 23/00656/FUL)
How it compares
Brecks Solar Farm is the 502nd-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 813th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 45.4 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 502nd of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 813th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,599th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 152 grid connections (84 operating, 765 MW), 133 substations, 7 data centers and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Wind 4.5 MW grid connection at Kiveton Park | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Kiveton Park | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Kiveton Park PS Direct | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Costhorpe | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Dinnington | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 27 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Operator and place
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- Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic Farm.50 MW · planned
Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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