Power plant · Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Land At Penny Hill Lane
Land At Penny Hill Lane is a cancelled power plant in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Banks Renewables.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Rotherham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At, Penny Hill Lane, Ulley, Sheffield, S26 3YA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Nov 2015 (permit RB2015/1084, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Aug 2015 (ref. RB2015/1084, Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Nov 2015 (granted, ref. RB2015/1084, Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Banks Renewables | 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 | 11.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3778, -1.2815 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Land At Penny Hill Lane is the 1,758th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,742nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 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 | 1,758th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,742nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,356th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 485 grid connections (170 operating, 1,868 MW), 245 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 31.35 MW grid connection at Piper Lane PGF | Grid connection | 31.4 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Common Solar Farm | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Common Solar Farm | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Thurcroft | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| New Orchard Lane | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Beighton | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 29 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 km |
Operator and place
More from Banks Renewables
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- Lethans Wind Farm Extension66 MW · permitted
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- Mill Rig Wind Farm36 MW · under construction
- High Cumnock Wind Farm27.2 MW
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- 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.