Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Independent Quarries
Independent Quarries is a cancelled power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, operated by The Crown Estate and Albion Stone.
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 | Dorset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Independent Quarries, Easton Lane, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1BW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 30 Sept 2015 (permit WP/15/00039/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Feb 2015 (reference WP/15/00039/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Sept 2015 (granted, reference WP/15/00039/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | The Crown Estate and Albion Stone (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 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 | 7.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.5523, -2.4351 | 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 Dorset, reference WP/15/00039/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference WP/15/00039/FUL)
How it compares
Independent Quarries is the 2,907th-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 4,241st-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 2,907th of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,241st of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,179th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 75 grid connections (47 operating, 406 MW), 58 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro 15.2 MW grid connection at Chickerell | Grid connection | 15.2 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Portland Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Weymouth Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Chickerell GSP | Substation | — | — | 8.7 km |
| 49.9MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 9.0 km |
| Chickerell 132 KV S/Stn grid connection | Grid connection | 47.4 MW | Operating | 9.0 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 44 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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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