Power plant · West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Lowther Farms
Lowther Farms is a power plant in West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 1.8 MW of capacity, operated by Lowther Farms.
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 | West Northamptonshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land Off West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire | 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 | 2014 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 Apr 2014 (permit DA/2014/0016, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 7 Jan 2014 (reference DA/2014/0016, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Apr 2014 (granted, reference DA/2014/0016, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lowther Farms | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.8 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 | 52.3605, -1.0212 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority West Northamptonshire, reference DA/2014/0016)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Northamptonshire, reference DA/2014/0016)
How it compares
Lowther Farms is the 3,388th-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 4,962nd-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.8 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 3,388th of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,962nd of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,339th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers, 8 grid connections (4 operating, 12.4 MW), 3 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellermann Tyton Data | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 44 km |
| Shelswell Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 44 km |
| Tritax Symmetry Park grid connection | Grid connection | 15 MW | Planned | 47 km |
| Deddington Primary | Substation | — | — | 48 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 48 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 49 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.