Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Land to the South West of Horsey Lane
Land to the South West of Horsey Lane is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 25 MW of capacity, operated by Solar Power South.
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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the South West of Horsey Lane, Puriton Hill and East of the Bridgwater, TA7 8 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Jan 2015 (reference 09/15/00005, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Dec 2015 (appeal refused, reference 09/15/00005, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Apr 2015 (refused, reference 09/15/00005, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Solar Power South | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 25 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 | 39 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1699, -2.9479 | 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 researchHow it compares
Land to the South West of Horsey Lane is the 464th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 876th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 25 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 | 464th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 876th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,247th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 45 grid connections (26 operating, 199 MW), 21 substations, 7 data centers, 2 transmission lines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 6.5 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 20 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 22 km |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum grid connection | Grid connection | 4.01 MW | Operating | 27 km |
| Southfield Farm Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 29 km |
| Chiltern Cantello grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 31 km |
| Chilton Cantello Primary | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| Sparkford Primary | Substation | — | — | 31 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.
- © 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.