Power plant · North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton - Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System
Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton - Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System is a cancelled power plant in North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited.
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 East Derbyshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | N/O Stretton Road, Morton, Alfreton, DE55 6HA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Dec 2023 (reference 23/01089/FL, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 May 2025 (refused, reference 23/01089/FL, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 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 | 66 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1401, -1.3901 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton - Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System is the 175th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 362nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 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 | 175th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 362nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,841st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 121 substations, 118 grid connections (63 operating, 651 MW), 7 data centers and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 12 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Jordanthorpe | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 22 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 35 MW grid connection at Bochum Parkway Combined Tech | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 22 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 40 MW grid connection at Mansion House Farm BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 22 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 27 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.