Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station Material Change 1
Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station Material Change 1 is a planned power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, operated by NNB Generation Company Limited.
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 | Somerset (coordinates), England (South West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hinkley Point, Somerset | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Jan 2027 (reference EN010102, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected January 2027) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NNB Generation Company Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 411 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1367, -3.1407 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · 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.
Request researchHow it compares by area
Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station Material Change 1 is the 93rd-largest of 2,300 power plants in England and the 102nd-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 411 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 93rd of 2,300 |
| United Kingdom | 102nd of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 123rd of 2,695 |
How its operator compares
NNB Generation Company Limited operates 2 of the 8,060 power plants in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 574 owners have more. Counts cover the power plants in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United Kingdom | Rank | Power plants | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightsource Renewable Energy | 1st | 158 | 2% |
| Anesco | 2nd | 92 | 1.1% |
| Scottish and Southern Energy | 3rd | 83 | 1% |
| Renewable Energy Systems | 4th | 74 | 0.92% |
| British Solar Renewables | 5th | 62 | 0.77% |
| NNB Generation Company Limited | 575th | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 20 grid connections (11 operating, 115 MW), 11 substations, 7 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 34 km |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum grid connection | Grid connection | 4.01 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Southfield Farm Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 39 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| Bunford Park Development grid connection | Grid connection | 6.17 MW | Planned | 40 km |
| Chilton Cantello Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
Operator and place
More from NNB Generation Company Limited
- Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station3,260 MW · permitted
- Hinkley Point C grid connection3,340 MW
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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.
- © 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.