Power plant · Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Haddon Solar park
Haddon Solar park is a cancelled power plant in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 22 MW of capacity, operated by Wessex Solar Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Huntingdonshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North East Of Bates Lodge Peterborough Road Haddon, PE7 3DS | 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 | 13 May 2022 (reference 22/00668/FUL, planning authority Huntingdonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Jan 2024 (refused, reference 22/00668/FUL, planning authority Huntingdonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wessex Solar Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 22 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 | 46 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5308, -0.1784 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Haddon Solar park is the 535th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 997th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 22 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 | 535th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 997th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,601st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 90 grid connections, 6 data centers and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, England (OSM way 87850427) | Data center | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Crowland, French Farm Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 15 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Decoy Farm, Organic Recycling Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 19 km |
| Crowland Spalding Road grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 19 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 43 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 45 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Operator and place
More from Wessex Solar Energy
- Holt Lane Solar Park22 MW · planned
- Yellowham solar park20 MW
- Lodge Hill, Berkley - Solar Park14.5 MW · permitted
- Aborfield Solar Park14 MW · under construction
- Malmesbury Road Solar Farm13 MW · permitted
- Malmaynes Hall Farm12 MW
- Manor Farm12 MW · permitted
- Blackberry Lane - Solar Farm9.99 MW · permitted
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
- 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.