Power plant · Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Common Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
Common Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a cancelled solar power plant in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, with 49 MW of capacity, operated by Banks Renewable.
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 | Rotherham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Common Farm, Todwick Road, Dinnington, Rotherham, S25 1ZX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Jun 2023 (permit RB2022/1203, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 Aug 2022 (reference RB2022/1203, planning authority Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Jun 2023 (granted, reference RB2022/1203, planning authority Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Banks Renewable (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49 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 | 116 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3730, -1.2443 | 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 granted (planning authority Rotherham, reference RB2022/1203)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Rotherham, reference RB2022/1203)
How it compares
Common Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage is the 473rd-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 747th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 473rd of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 747th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,469th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 312 grid connections (167 operating, 1,888 MW), 236 substations, 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Common Solar Farm | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Common Solar Farm | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Gas 30 MW grid connection at Caxton Way Gas | Grid connection | 30 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Dinnington | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| New Orchard Lane | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Thurcroft | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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