Power plant · Horsham, England, United Kingdom
Land at Five Oaks Farm
Land at Five Oaks Farm is a power plant in Horsham, England, United Kingdom, with 5 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 | Horsham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Five Oaks Farm, Stane Street, Five Oaks, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9AZ | 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 | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Aug 2015 (permit DC/15/0501, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Mar 2015 (reference DC/15/0501, planning authority Horsham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Aug 2015 (granted, reference DC/15/0501, planning authority Horsham) | 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 | 5 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 | 12 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0465, -0.4311 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Horsham, reference DC/15/0501)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Horsham, reference DC/15/0501)
How it compares
Land at Five Oaks Farm is the 2,090th-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 3,179th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 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 | 2,090th of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,179th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,817th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 100 substations, 96 grid connections (56 operating, 460 MW), 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 3.905 MW grid connection at Five Oaks Farm PV | Grid connection | 3.91 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Five Oaks Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Billingshurst Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Malham Farm Solar & Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 4.0 km |
| IBM Horsham | Data center | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Plaistow Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.0 km |
| Solar 4.75 MW grid connection at Plaistow | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 8.9 km |
| Surrey Data Park | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Digital Realty LGW15 | Data center | — | — | 20 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.
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