Power plant · Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Ikea Distribution Centre
Ikea Distribution Centre is a power plant in Doncaster, England, United Kingdom, with 1.7 MW of capacity, operated by IKEA Properties Investments Ltd.
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 | Doncaster (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Ikea Distribution Centre Yorkshire Way Armthorpe Doncaster | 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 | 8 Apr 2014 (permit 14/00366/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Doncaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Feb 2014 (ref. 14/00366/FUL, Doncaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Apr 2014 (granted, ref. 14/00366/FUL, Doncaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | IKEA Properties Investments Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.7 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 | 53.5414, -1.0282 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Ikea Distribution Centre is the 2,999th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,453rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.7 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 | 2,999th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,453rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,854th 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. 14/00366/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 508 grid connections (208 operating, 2,380 MW), 301 substations and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next Distribution Centre Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Solar 2.4 MW grid connection at West Moor Park | Grid connection | 2.4 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| West Moor Park | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Armthorpe | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Holme Wood Lane Solar and BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 84 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Markham Gates | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 14 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 43 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 50 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- 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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.