Power plant · Charnwood, England, United Kingdom
Long Whatton - Solar Farm
Long Whatton - Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in Charnwood, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Endurance Energy Oakley Limited.
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 | Charnwood (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | W/O Hathern Road Long Whatton, LE12 5LL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Feb 2024 (permit P/23/0379/2, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Charnwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Mar 2023 (reference P/23/0379/2, planning authority Charnwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Feb 2024 (granted, reference P/23/0379/2, planning authority Charnwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Endurance Energy Oakley Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 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 | 97.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7950, -1.2597 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Charnwood, reference P/23/0379/2)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Charnwood, reference P/23/0379/2)
How it compares
Long Whatton - Solar Farm is the 455th-largest of 1,651 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 801st-largest of 2,549 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 279,978 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 | 455th of 1,651 | 172,174 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 801st of 2,549 | 279,978 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,881st of 5,782 | 643,557 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 20 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 29 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © 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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