Power plant · South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Hawthorn Farm Solar Park
Hawthorn Farm Solar Park is a cancelled power plant in South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, with 4.6 MW of capacity, operated by Belvedere Energy Developments - Liquidated and Green Switch Solutions.
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 Derbyshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At SK1930 5342, Scropton Road, Scropton, Derby, DE65 5DS | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 16 Dec 2015 (permit 9/2015/0688, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Jan 2015 (reference 9/2015/0688, planning authority South Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Dec 2015 (granted, reference 9/2015/0688, planning authority South Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Belvedere Energy Developments - Liquidated (Green Switch Solutions/Belvedere Energy Developments - Liquidated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Switch Solutions (Green Switch Solutions/Belvedere Energy Developments - Liquidated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.6 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 | 9.52 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8720, -1.7081 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Hawthorn Farm Solar Park is the 2,258th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,357th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.6 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 | 2,258th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,357th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,038th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 431 grid connections (4 operating, 60 MW), 8 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Solar, OFF Scropton Road, Scropton, Derbys grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Aston House Solar Farm, Aston House Farm, Derbyshire, DE6 5HG grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Private Wire to Nestle, Hoon Hay Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 25 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
Operators and place
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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.