Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Burges Hill, Stoke St Michael - Solar Array Panels
Burges Hill, Stoke St Michael - Solar Array Panels is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 1.32 MW of capacity, operated by Hiscox Solar Partnership.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Burges Hill, Stoke St Michael, Shepton Mallet, Radstock, BA3 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Nov 2022 (reference 2022/2190/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 May 2023 (refused, reference 2022/2190/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hiscox Solar Partnership | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.32 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 | 0.58 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2167, -2.4748 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Burges Hill, Stoke St Michael - Solar Array Panels is the 3,165th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,703rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.32 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 | 3,165th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,703rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,361st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 340 grid connections (80 operating, 793 MW), 68 substations, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiscox Solar Site grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Soho Farm Solar Array grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Shepton Mallet New Row Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Holwell Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Bruton Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Frome BSP | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 25 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 996865179) | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Ark Data Centres | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.