Power plant · Staffordshire Moorlands, England, United Kingdom
Lower Newton Farm
Lower Newton Farm is a power plant in Staffordshire Moorlands, England, United Kingdom, with 11.5 MW of capacity, operated by Novus Solar Developments.
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 | Staffordshire Moorlands (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lower Newton Farm, Draycott Road, Tean, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4JN | 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 | 26 Aug 2014 (permit SMD/2014/0197, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Staffordshire Moorlands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Apr 2014 (reference SMD/2014/0197, planning authority Staffordshire Moorlands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Aug 2014 (granted, reference SMD/2014/0197, planning authority Staffordshire Moorlands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Novus Solar Developments | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11.5 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 | 23 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.9481, -2.0174 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Lower Newton Farm is the 1,011th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,730th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 11.5 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 | 1,011th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,730th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,512th 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. SMD/2014/0197
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 286 grid connections (16 operating, 141 MW), 3 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities, 1 transmission line and 1 substation, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Newton Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Totmonslow PV grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Rugeley 132Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 36 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 42 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 43 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.