Power plant · Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom
Landmead Farm (East Hanney)
Landmead Farm (East Hanney) is a power plant in Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom, with 46 MW of capacity, operated by Innogy, First Solar and Foresight Solar Fund.
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 | Vale of White Horse (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Landmead Farm, East Hanney, Abingdon, OX13 5PA | 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 | 2014 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Oct 2013 (permit P13/V1664/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Vale of White Horse) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Jul 2013 (reference P13/V1664/FUL, planning authority Vale of White Horse) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Oct 2013 (granted, reference P13/V1664/FUL, planning authority Vale of White Horse) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Innogy (First Solar/Innogy (previously BELECTRIC Solar)/Foresight Solar Fund) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | First Solar (First Solar/Innogy (previously BELECTRIC Solar)/Foresight Solar Fund) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Foresight Solar Fund (First Solar/Innogy (previously BELECTRIC Solar)/Foresight Solar Fund) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 46 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 | 78.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6444, -1.3706 | 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.
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Landmead Farm (East Hanney) is the 280th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 520th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 46 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 | 280th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 520th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,062nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. P13/V1664/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 214 grid connections (107 operating, 1,304 MW), 192 substations and 26 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40MW Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| Landmead PV grid connection | Grid connection | 33.3 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Manor Farm Solar Project grid connection | Grid connection | 13.4 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Drayton BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Fyfield Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Grove Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 8.1 km |
| R89 | Data center | — | — | 8.7 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
Operators and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
- Landmead PV grid connection33.3 MW
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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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.