Power plant · Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom
Hook Lane, Malshanger
Hook Lane, Malshanger is a permitted power plant in Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom, with 30 MW of capacity, operated by Nextpower SPV 18 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 | Basingstoke and Deane (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Malshanger Estate, Hook Lane, Upper Wootton, Tadley, RG26 5TH | 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 | 13 Feb 2026 (permit 23/03012/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Dec 2023 (reference 23/03012/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Feb 2026 (granted, reference 23/03012/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nextpower SPV 18 Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30 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 | 68.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2788, -1.1743 | 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 granted (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 23/03012/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 23/03012/FUL)
How it compares
Hook Lane, Malshanger is the 806th-largest of 1,651 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,321st-largest of 2,549 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30 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 | 806th of 1,651 | 172,174 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,321st of 2,549 | 279,978 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,733rd of 5,782 | 643,557 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 249 substations, 232 grid connections (118 operating, 1,354 MW), 68 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18MW Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 18 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Monk Sherborne Solar grid connection | Grid connection | 28 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Houndmills Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Generation 11.4 MW grid connection at Chineham | Grid connection | 11.4 MW | Operating | 4.6 km |
| Down Grange Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Oarkridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Venture West | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Redcentric Reading | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Pulsant Reading SL3 | Data center | — | — | 21 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.
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