Power plant · Reigate and Banstead, England, United Kingdom
Land At Flanchford Farm
Land At Flanchford Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in Reigate and Banstead, England, United Kingdom, with 3.1 MW of capacity, operated by Flanchford Solar Park.
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 | Reigate and Banstead (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Flanchford Farm, Flanchford Road, Heath, Reigate, RH2 8RB | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 May 2015 (reference 15/01151/F, planning authority Reigate and Banstead) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Sept 2015 (refused, reference 15/01151/F, planning authority Reigate and Banstead) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Flanchford Solar Park (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.1 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 | 24.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2199, -0.2283 | 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.
- Permit refused (planning authority Reigate and Banstead, reference 15/01151/F)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Reigate and Banstead, reference 15/01151/F)
How it compares
Land At Flanchford Farm is the 2,985th-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 4,348th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.1 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 2,985th of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,348th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,477th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 139 data centers, 123 substations, 54 grid connections (33 operating, 303 MW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restore Records Management | Data center | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Unit 1 | Data center | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Unit 2 | Data center | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Five Oaks Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Solar 3.905 MW grid connection at Five Oaks Farm PV | Grid connection | 3.91 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Ready - 200MW Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 200 MW | Planned | 25 km |
| Generation 1.7 MW grid connection at Sunbury Cross | Grid connection | 1.7 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Sunbury Cross Primary | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Hope And Anchor Primary | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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