Power plant · Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Common Farm
Common Farm is a power plant in Swindon, England, United Kingdom, with 4.8 MW of capacity, operated by Swindon Borough Council and Public Power Solutions.
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 | Swindon (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Common Farm, Wharf Road, Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9QJ | 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 | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Oct 2015 (permit S/LDO/15/1247, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Swindon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Jul 2015 (reference S/LDO/15/1247, planning authority Swindon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Oct 2015 (granted, reference S/LDO/15/1247, planning authority Swindon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Swindon Borough Council (Public Power Solutions/ Swindon Borough Council) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Public Power Solutions (Public Power Solutions/ Swindon Borough Council) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.8 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 | 18.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5357, -1.8008 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Swindon, reference S/LDO/15/1247)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Swindon, reference S/LDO/15/1247)
How it compares
Common Farm is the 2,217th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,306th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.8 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 2,217th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,306th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,988th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 221 grid connections (123 operating, 1,349 MW), 146 substations, 10 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Common Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 2.62 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Wroughton Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Wroughton Air Field grid connection | Grid connection | 46.1 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Quarry Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Toothill BSP | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
| AWS Swindon Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Vodafone | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Nationwide Swindon Technology Centre | Data center | — | — | 4.8 km |
Operators 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.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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