Power plant · New Forest, England, United Kingdom
Durley Farm
Durley Farm is a cancelled power plant in New Forest, England, United Kingdom, with 6.7 MW of capacity, operated by Hive Energy.
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 | New Forest (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | LAND AT DURLEY FARM, POUND LANE, COLBURY, SO40 7EJ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 May 2014 (reference 14/00361, planning authority New Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Jul 2014 (withdrawn, reference 14/00361, planning authority New Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hive Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.7 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 | 6.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8995, -1.4887 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Durley Farm is the 1,546th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,459th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.7 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 | 1,546th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,459th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,953rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 212 grid connections (120 operating, 1,125 MW), 184 substations, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land to the East of Marchwood Bypass grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| PV/BESS - 50MW grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Totton Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Ocean Gate grid connection | Grid connection | 5.99 MW | Operating | 2.3 km |
| Fletchwood Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Marchwood Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Regit4u | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.