Power plant · Stroud, England, United Kingdom
Fawkes 2 Solar Farm
Fawkes 2 Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in Stroud, England, United Kingdom, with 4.7 MW of capacity, operated by Williams House Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Stroud (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | (Site 2) To The West Of, Stanley Downton Sewage Works, Leonard Stanley, Stonehouse, GL10 3 | 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 | 28 Jul 2015 (reference S.15/1781/FUL, planning authority Stroud) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Nov 2015 (refused, reference S.15/1781/FUL, planning authority Stroud) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Williams House Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.7 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 | 10 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7410, -2.3054 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Fawkes 2 Solar Farm is the 2,239th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,332nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.7 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 | 2,239th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,332nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,005th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 316 grid connections (69 operating, 942 MW), 57 substations and 8 data centers, 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 at Stanley Downton grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Stroudwater Buisness Park Limited grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Cambridge Solar Power grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Tetbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| DXC Technology | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Kemble RAF Primary | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Alderton Primary | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| nLighten Bristol | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Ark Data Centres | Data center | — | — | 36 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.