Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array
Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array is a permitted solar power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 2.2 MW of capacity, operated by Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen.
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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Dulcote Waste Recycling Centre, Dulcote Hill Lane, Dulcote, Wells, BA5 3PZ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Sept 2025 (permit 2024/2010/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Nov 2024 (reference 2024/2010/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Sept 2025 (granted, reference 2024/2010/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.2 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 | 1.25 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1991, -2.6241 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Somerset, reference 2024/2010/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Somerset, reference 2024/2010/FUL)
How it compares
Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array is the 1,416th-largest of 1,650 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,248th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.2 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 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 | 1,416th of 1,650 | 171,264 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,248th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,454th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 113 grid connections (69 operating, 608 MW), 50 substations, 9 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyke Farms Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 14 km |
| Solar 1.254 MW grid connection at Castle Cary | Grid connection | 1.25 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Landmark Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Planned | 15 km |
| Holwell Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Bruton Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Castle Cary Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 18 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 22 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
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- Staythorpe1,828 MW
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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.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.