Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Glebe Farm Solar Park
Glebe Farm Solar Park is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 4.2 MW of capacity, operated by AEE Renewables.
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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Glebe Farm, Tolland, Taunton, TA4 3PR | 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 | 8 Apr 2013 (reference 41/13/0001, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Jun 2013 (refused, reference 41/13/0001, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | AEE Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.2 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 |
| Coordinates | 51.0817, -3.2816 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Glebe Farm Solar Park is the 2,319th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,459th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.2 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 | 2,319th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,459th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,193rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 257 grid connections (5 operating, 40.6 MW), 6 substations, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKN879 Oddwell Cottage grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Tolland Grove Farm Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Emble Farm 240410 grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 45 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- 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
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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.