Power plant · Bassetlaw, England, United Kingdom
Gainsborough Road, Saundby - Solar Farm
Gainsborough Road, Saundby - Solar Farm is a power plant under construction in Bassetlaw, England, United Kingdom, with 78 MW of capacity, operated by Cero Generation and Enso Energy Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bassetlaw (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | E/O Bumble Bee Farm, Saundby Road, Gainsborough Road, Saundby, DN22 9ER | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 14 Jul 2022 (permit 22/00358/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bassetlaw) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Mar 2022 (reference 22/00358/FUL, planning authority Bassetlaw) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Jul 2022 (granted, reference 22/00358/FUL, planning authority Bassetlaw) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cero Generation (Enso Energy / Cero Generation) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Enso Energy Limited (Enso Energy / Cero Generation) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 78 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 | 155 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3837, -0.8189 | 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.
- Construction started
- Permit granted (planning authority Bassetlaw, reference 22/00358/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bassetlaw, reference 22/00358/FUL)
How it compares
Gainsborough Road, Saundby - Solar Farm is the 354th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 603rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 78 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 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 | 354th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 603rd of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,542nd of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 285 grid connections (137 operating, 1,989 MW), 182 substations, 6 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Road | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Corringham Road | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Eminox Limited grid connection | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Operating | 5.3 km |
| Gas 2.85 MW grid connection at Corringham Road | Grid connection | 2.85 MW | Operating | 5.3 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 8.9 km |
| Blyton | Substation | — | — | 9.0 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
Operators and place
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Data on this page
- 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.
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- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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