Power plant · Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom
Chalcroft Solar Park
Chalcroft Solar Park is a power plant in Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom, with 6.3 MW of capacity, operated by Chalcroft Solar Park.
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 | Eastleigh (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Chalcroft Farm, Burnetts Lane, West End, Southampton, SO30 2HU | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2013 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Dec 2012 (permit F/12/71539, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Eastleigh) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Sept 2012 (reference F/12/71539, planning authority Eastleigh) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Dec 2012 (granted, reference F/12/71539, planning authority Eastleigh) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Chalcroft Solar Park | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.3 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 | 16 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9497, -1.3050 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Chalcroft Solar Park is the 1,583rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,510th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.3 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 | 1,583rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,510th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,027th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. F/12/71539
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 252 grid connections (141 operating, 1,320 MW), 207 substations, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalcroft Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5.99 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| QC & Auth 27MW PV and Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 27 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| Hedge End Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Waste 1.398 MW grid connection at Eastleigh North | Grid connection | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Bishopstoke Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Eastleigh North Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Regit4u | Data center | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 8.7 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 9.9 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.