Power plant · East Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
HMP Hollesley - Solar Array
HMP Hollesley - Solar Array is a permitted power plant in East Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, with 1.2 MW of capacity, operated by Ministry of Justice.
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 Suffolk (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hmp Hollesley Bay Colony Road Hollesley, Woodbridge, IP12 3JW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 17 Feb 2022 (permit DC/21/5605/CLP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Suffolk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Dec 2021 (reference DC/21/5605/CLP, planning authority East Suffolk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Feb 2022 (granted, reference DC/21/5605/CLP, planning authority East Suffolk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ministry of Justice (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.2 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 | 1.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.0515, 1.4549 | 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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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority East Suffolk, reference DC/21/5605/CLP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Suffolk, reference DC/21/5605/CLP)
How it compares
HMP Hollesley - Solar Array is the 1,533rd-largest of 1,651 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,399th-largest of 2,549 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.2 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 | 1,533rd of 1,651 | 172,174 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,399th of 2,549 | 279,978 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,630th of 5,782 | 643,557 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LionLink Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 17 km |
| Sea Link | Transmission line | — | Planned | 36 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 41 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
- Navitus Bay Wind Park970 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.
- 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.