Power plant · North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Lings Farm, Birkin Lane - Solar Panels
Lings Farm, Birkin Lane - Solar Panels is a planned solar power plant in North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, with 9 MW of capacity, operated by Fuse Renewables Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North East Derbyshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | To The Se/O Lings Farm, Birkin Lane, Temple Normanton, Chesterfield, S42 5BP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Apr 2026 (reference 26/00260/MFL, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fuse Renewables Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 9 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 | 18.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2005, -1.3817 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority North East Derbyshire, reference 26/00260/MFL)
How it compares
Lings Farm, Birkin Lane - Solar Panels is the 1,209th-largest of 1,650 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,940th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 9 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,209th of 1,650 | 171,264 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,940th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,052nd of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 154 grid connections (88 operating, 801 MW), 143 substations, 7 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Jordanthorpe | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 35 MW grid connection at Bochum Parkway Combined Tech | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 40 MW grid connection at Mansion House Farm BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 19 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 21 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.
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- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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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