Power plant · Rushcliffe, England, United Kingdom
Longhedge Solar Farm
Longhedge Solar Farm is a permitted solar power plant in Rushcliffe, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Energy Systems.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Rushcliffe (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Longhedge Solar Farm Shelton Road Thoroton, NG23 5JJ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (appeal granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Oct 2024 (permit 22/02241/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 Dec 2022 (reference 22/02241/FUL, planning authority Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Oct 2024 (appeal granted, reference 22/02241/FUL, planning authority Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Mar 2023 (refused, reference 22/02241/FUL, planning authority Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Energy Systems (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 | 94.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.9823, -0.8490 | 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 (appeal granted, planning authority Rushcliffe, reference 22/02241/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Rushcliffe, reference 22/02241/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Rushcliffe, reference 22/02241/FUL)
How it compares
Longhedge Solar Farm is the 454th-largest of 1,650 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 800th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 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 | 454th of 1,650 | 171,264 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 800th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,897th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 grid connections (8 operating, 43.5 MW), 6 substations, 3 data centers and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 22 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Hall Water Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 31 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 33 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 39 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
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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