Power plant · Hinckley and Bosworth, England, United Kingdom

Lindridge Farm

Lindridge Farm is a power plant in Hinckley and Bosworth, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Sun Farming.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationHinckley and Bosworth (coordinates), EnglandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressLindridge Farm, Lindridge Lane, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9FDDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2015DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date23 Apr 2015 (permit 14/01270/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hinckley and Bosworth)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date3 Feb 2015 (reference 14/01270/FUL, planning authority Hinckley and Bosworth)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date23 Apr 2015 (granted, reference 14/01270/FUL, planning authority Hinckley and Bosworth)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorSun FarmingDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity5 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolar PhotovoltaicsDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Area12.2 ha (solar site area)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates52.6433, -1.3085DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Lindridge Farm 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England1,758th of 3,43071,985 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,742nd of 5,050115,642 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data8,356th of 12,0081,173,302 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating
  2. Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 14/01270/FUL

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 385 grid connections, 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lindridge Farm Solar Park grid connectionGrid connection——0.2 km
Solar 18 MW grid connection at Coalville 33Kv S StnGrid connection——2.3 km
OFF Bagworth RD, Barlestone grid connectionGrid connection——2.3 km
Santander data center, EnglandData center——9.5 km
Santander data center, EnglandData center——9.8 km
Data center, England (OSM way 710050084)Data center——12 km
Weston Marsh to East LeicestershireTransmission line—Planned29 km
Chesterfield to WillingtonTransmission line—Planned44 km

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