Power plant · Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Knapps Hook Farm
Knapps Hook Farm is a cancelled power plant in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, with 8.9 MW of capacity, operated by Archiception.
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 | Buckinghamshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Knapps Hook Farm, Doddershall, Quainton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0QL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Jun 2014 (reference 14/01750/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Aug 2014 (withdrawn, reference 14/01750/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Archiception | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8.9 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 | 17.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8760, -0.9705 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Knapps Hook Farm is the 1,282nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,096th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8.9 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 | 1,282nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,096th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,483rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 207 grid connections (49 operating, 496 MW), 117 substations and 57 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatmoor Energy From Waste grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Wings Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 7.0 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Furzen Solar grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 7.1 km |
| Arncott Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 23 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.