Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ellington South Site, Lynemouth Solar Array
Ellington South Site, Lynemouth Solar Array is a permitted power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 1.2 MW of capacity, operated by The Coal Authority.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Ellington South Site Lynemouth Morpeth, NE61 5XL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Mar 2023 (permit 21/01380/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Apr 2021 (ref. 21/01380/FUL, Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Mar 2023 (granted, ref. 21/01380/FUL, Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | The Coal Authority | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.2 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 | 2.23 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.2091, -1.5226 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Ellington South Site, Lynemouth Solar Array is the 2,015th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 3,020th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.2 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,015th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,020th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,251st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 155 grid connections (80 operating, 1,071 MW) and 108 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass 399 MW grid connection at Lynemouth Power Direct | Grid connection | 399 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Lynemouth | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Coal Authority Hybrid grid connection | Grid connection | 1.04 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Wind 2.299 MW grid connection at Lynemouth | Grid connection | 2.3 MW | Operating | 1.6 km |
| Ashington | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Linton | Substation | — | — | 5.7 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.