Power plant · South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Castle Way Energy
Castle Way Energy is a planned power plant in South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, operated by BSSL Derbyshire 1 Ltd.
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 | South Derbyshire (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Apr 2027 (reference EN0110037, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected April 2027) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BSSL Derbyshire 1 Ltd (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,698 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8557, -1.5522 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · 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 researchHow it compares by area
Castle Way Energy is the 44th-largest of 2,300 power plants in England and the 48th-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 1,698 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 44th of 2,300 |
| United Kingdom | 48th of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 68th of 2,695 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 substation, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 21 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 50 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.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.