Power plant · Gedling, England, United Kingdom
Enva, Colwick - Solar Panels
Enva, Colwick - Solar Panels is a cancelled solar power plant in Gedling, England, United Kingdom, with 1.01 MW of capacity, operated by Enva.
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 | Gedling (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Enva Road No 4 Colwick, NG4 2JT | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 30 Apr 2025 (reference 2025/0184, planning authority Gedling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Apr 2025 (withdrawn, reference 2025/0184, planning authority Gedling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Enva (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.01 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 |
| Coordinates | 52.9546, -1.0579 | 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.
- Permit applied for (planning authority Gedling, reference 2025/0184)
- Withdrawn (planning authority Gedling, reference 2025/0184)
How it compares
Enva, Colwick - Solar Panels is the 3,881st-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 5,618th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.01 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 3,881st of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,618th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 15,539th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 18 grid connections (10 operating, 105 MW), 9 substations, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 19 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 27 km |
| Hall Water Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 39 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 41 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 43 km |
| Kiveton Park | Substation | — | — | 44 km |
Operator and place
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- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
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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- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
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