Power plant · East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
High Leas
High Leas is a power plant in East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 6.5 MW of capacity, operated by European Energy Photovoltaics.
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 | East Lindsey (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land north of High Leas Farm, Willoughby Lane, South Reston, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8PJ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 10 Dec 2014 (permit N/161/01563/14, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Sept 2014 (reference N/161/01563/14, planning authority East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Dec 2014 (granted, reference N/161/01563/14, planning authority East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | European Energy Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.5 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 |
| Coordinates | 53.3207, 0.0981 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
High Leas is the 1,558th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,473rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.5 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 | 1,558th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,473rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,977th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. N/161/01563/14
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 160 grid connections (49 operating, 782 MW), 38 substations and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 5 MW grid connection at South Reston | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| South Reston | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 5.9 km |
| Wind 20 MW grid connection at Gayton le Marsh Windfarm | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 7.3 km |
| Keddington Road | Substation | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Mablethorpe Water Treatment Works Mile End Lane LN12 2QW grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Louth | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Ossian Transmission Infrastructure | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 15 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.