Power plant · North Kesteven, England, United Kingdom
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar Panels
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar Panels is a planned power plant in North Kesteven, England, United Kingdom, with 42 MW of capacity, operated by Starlight Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Kesteven (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adj Burton Gorse Plantation, N/O Whitecross Lane, Burton Pedwardine, Sleaford, NG34 0BN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 Mar 2025 (reference 24/1470/FUL, planning authority North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Starlight Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 42 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 | 76 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.9695, -0.3604 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar Panels is the 827th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,323rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 42 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 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 | 827th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,323rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,487th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 grid connections (5 operating, 19.4 MW), 4 transmission lines, 4 substations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 10 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 18 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Hall Water Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 41 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 42 km |
| Belmont Covert | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 44 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 45 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.
- 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.
- 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.