Power plant · Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Solar Farm
Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, operated by Liverpool Airport Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Liverpool (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Dungeon Lane, Hale Road & Baileys Lane To The E/O Liverpool John Lennon Airport Speke, Liverpool, L24 5RH | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 Dec 2021 (reference 22/00019/PLD, planning authority Halton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Jun 2022 (refused, reference 22/00019/PLD, planning authority Halton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Liverpool Airport Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 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 |
| Coordinates | 53.3378, -2.8275 | 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
Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Solar Farm is the 2,525th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,739th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3 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 | 2,525th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,739th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,653rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 243 substations, 229 grid connections (136 operating, 1,079 MW), 17 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Babbage Centre | Data center | — | — | 6.4 km |
| nLighten Edge Data Centre Liverpool | Data center | — | — | 9.7 km |
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Bold GSP | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Unit 1 Junction Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 5.26 MW | Planned | 18 km |
| Amazon Man 8 grid connection | Grid connection | 1.39 MW | Planned | 18 km |
| Lymes Wood Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 1.17 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Newton Le Willows | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Haydock | Substation | — | — | 19 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.