Power plant · Melton, England, United Kingdom
Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park - Solar Panels & Battery Storage
Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park - Solar Panels & Battery Storage is a planned power plant in Melton, England, United Kingdom, with 49.8 MW of capacity, operated by Downing Renewable Developments Llp.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Melton (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park, Waltham On The Wolds, LE14 4RS | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 Dec 2024 (reference 24/01198/FUL, planning authority Melton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Downing Renewable Developments Llp | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.8 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 | 85.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8014, -0.8071 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park - Solar Panels & Battery Storage is the 765th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,218th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.8 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 | 765th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,218th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,298th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 10 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 42 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 50 km |
Operator and place
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- Elvington Water Treatment Works - Solar Photovoltaic Array3 MW · permitted
- FCC Thurcroft BESS grid connection750 MW
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.