Power plant · South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Green Farm
Green Farm is a cancelled power plant in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, with 9.4 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 | South Gloucestershire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Green Farm, Folly Road, Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire, BS37 9TU | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 12 May 2014 (reference PK14/1755/F, planning authority South Gloucestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Dec 2015 (appeal refused, reference PK14/1755/F, planning authority South Gloucestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Oct 2014 (refused, reference PK14/1755/F, planning authority South Gloucestershire) | 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 | 9.4 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 | 28.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5589, -2.4845 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Green Farm is the 1,228th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,017th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 9.4 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 | 1,228th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,017th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,363rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 358 grid connections (69 operating, 878 MW), 47 substations, 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land West of : grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| STAGE 3 grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Battery storage 49.5 MW grid connection at Iron Acton 132Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 1.0 km |
| nLighten Bristol | Data center | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Alderton Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Yatton Keynell Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Spring Quarry West Primary | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
| Ark Data Centres | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 996865179) | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 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.