Power plant · Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom
Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 2)/Grange Solar Farm
Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 2)/Grange Solar Farm is a power plant in Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom, with 6.8 MW of capacity, operated by Solar Century.
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 | Forest of Dean (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Rymes Farm, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HF | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Jun 2015 (permit P1976/14/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Dec 2014 (reference P1976/14/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jun 2015 (granted, reference P1976/14/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Solar Century (Solar Century (TGC Renewables)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.8 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 | 13.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.9205, -2.3710 | 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 Forest of Dean, reference P1976/14/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Forest of Dean, reference P1976/14/FUL)
How it compares
Land At Rymes Farm (Phase 2)/Grange Solar Farm is the 1,529th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,439th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.8 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,529th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,439th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,952nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 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: 29 grid connections (16 operating, 336 MW), 15 substations, 3 data centers and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DXC Technology | Data center | — | — | 9.6 km |
| Shipton Oliffe Primary | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Tetbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
| Whiteway Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
| Ionos data center, England | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Bathurst Estates grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 36 km |
| Cirencester Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 36 km |
| Marsh Farm B PV grid connection | Grid connection | 11.4 MW | Operating | 38 km |
| nLighten Bristol | Data center | — | — | 45 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.
- 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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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