Power plant · North West Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lount solar farm
Lount solar farm is a power plant in North West Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, with 2.8 MW of capacity, operated by Hadstone Energy.
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 | North West Leicestershire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Site Opposite Ashby Rugby Club, Nottingham Road, Ashby, De La Zouch, Leicestershire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 17 Dec 2014 (permit 14/00862/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North West Leicestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 Sept 2014 (reference 14/00862/FULM, planning authority North West Leicestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Dec 2014 (granted, reference 14/00862/FULM, planning authority North West Leicestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hadstone Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.8 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 | 52.7568, -1.4375 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Lount solar farm is the 2,613th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,857th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.8 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 | 2,613th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,857th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,824th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 14/00862/FULM
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 414 grid connections, 7 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.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Lount Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Lount Landfill Site, Nottingham Road grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Ingles Hill (Ashby) Solar Farm, Burton Road, LE65 2TE grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 33 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.