Power plant · North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park is a cancelled solar power plant in North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 21 MW of capacity, operated by Wykes Engineering.
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 | North Northamptonshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Chelveston Renewable Energy Park, Caldecott, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6AR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 30 Jun 2015 (permit 15/00489/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Mar 2015 (reference 15/00489/FUL, planning authority North Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Jun 2015 (granted, reference 15/00489/FUL, planning authority North Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wykes Engineering (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21 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 |
| Coordinates | 52.2982, -0.5335 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit expired
- Permit granted (planning authority North Northamptonshire, reference 15/00489/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Northamptonshire, reference 15/00489/FUL)
How it compares
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park is the 853rd-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 1,425th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 853rd of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,425th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,509th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 11 data centers and 1 substation, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Hellermann Tyton Data | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 49 km |
Operator and place
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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