Power plant · Blaby, England, United Kingdom
Hill Farm - Solar Park
Hill Farm - Solar Park is a planned solar power plant in Blaby, England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by Hill Farm Solar Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Blaby (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hill Farm, Earl Shilton Road, Thurlaston, LE9 | 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 | 19 Nov 2021 (reference 21/1386/FUL, planning authority Blaby) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hill Farm Solar Ltd (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 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 | 36.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5906, -1.2689 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Blaby, reference 21/1386/FUL)
How it compares
Hill Farm - Solar Park is the 974th-largest of 1,651 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,575th-largest of 2,549 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 MW is <0.1% of the 279,978 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 | 974th of 1,651 | 172,174 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,575th of 2,549 | 279,978 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 3,572nd of 5,782 | 643,557 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
Operator and place
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- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 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.
- 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.
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