Power plant · Hinckley and Bosworth, England, United Kingdom
Heath Road, Bagworth - Solar Farm
Heath Road, Bagworth - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in Hinckley and Bosworth, England, United Kingdom, with 21.5 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Connections Developments Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hinckley and Bosworth (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Heath Road, Bagworth, Coalville, LE67 1DG | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 Jul 2025 (reference 25/00692/FUL, planning authority Hinckley and Bosworth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Connections Developments Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21.5 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 | 31.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.6488, -1.3282 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Hinckley and Bosworth, reference 25/00692/FUL)
How it compares
Heath Road, Bagworth - Solar Farm is the 1,187th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,853rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21.5 MW is <0.1% 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 | 1,187th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,853rd of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 3,684th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 43 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.