Power plant · Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom
Inkersall Road, Staveley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage
Inkersall Road, Staveley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage is a power plant in Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom, with 31 MW of capacity, operated by Low Carbon.
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 | Chesterfield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | W/O Inkersall Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3YJ | 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 |
| Permit date | 20 Apr 2021 (permit CHE/20/00432/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Chesterfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Jul 2020 (reference CHE/20/00432/FUL, planning authority Chesterfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Apr 2021 (granted, reference CHE/20/00432/FUL, planning authority Chesterfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Low Carbon | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 31 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 | 65 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2593, -1.3340 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Inkersall Road, Staveley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage is the 384th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 720th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 31 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 | 384th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 720th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,733rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 178 grid connections (100 operating, 911 MW), 155 substations, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 8.3 km |
| Kiveton Park | Substation | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 9.8 km |
| Wind 4.5 MW grid connection at Kiveton Park | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Operating | 9.9 km |
| Gas 1.5 MW grid connection at Beighton | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Planned | 9.9 km |
| Hackenthorpe | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 26 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.