Power plant · North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Green Hill Solar Farm
Green Hill Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 500 MW of capacity, operated by Green Hill Solar Farm Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Northamptonshire (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Oct 2026 (permit EN010170, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 May 2025 (reference EN010170, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Oct 2026 (granted, reference EN010170, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Hill Solar Farm Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 500 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,436 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.2428, -0.7284 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010170) · source
- Permit applied for: Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010170)
- Permit applied for: Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010170)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010170) · source
How it compares
Green Hill Solar Farm is the 70th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 107th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 500 MW is 0.17% 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 | 70th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | 0.27% |
| United Kingdom | 107th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 249th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 11 data centers, 10 grid connections (4 operating, 32.5 MW) and 6 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellermann Tyton Data | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Shelswell Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 40 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 42 km |
| Launton - Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 44 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
How its power plants compare
The 2 power plants in this power plant, with their share of its 1,200 MW of capacity.
| Power plant | Location | Owner | Status | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage | North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | — | Planned | 600 MW | 50% |
| Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage | North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | — | Planned | 600 MW | 50% |
Other power plants in England
- 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
- 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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- 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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