Power plant · Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Lundwood, Sewage Works - Solar Array
Lundwood, Sewage Works - Solar Array is a permitted power plant in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, with 1.33 MW of capacity, operated by Downing Energy Development Company 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 | Barnsley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Sewage Works, Lund Lane, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5PA | 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 | 12 Jan 2024 (permit 2023/0515, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 May 2023 (reference 2023/0515, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jan 2024 (granted, reference 2023/0515, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Downing Energy Development Company Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.33 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 | 1.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5597, -1.4258 | 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 Barnsley, reference 2023/0515)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2023/0515)
How it compares
Lundwood, Sewage Works - Solar Array is the 1,972nd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,971st-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.33 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 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 | 1,972nd of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,971st of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,196th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 436 grid connections (223 operating, 2,415 MW), 407 substations, 11 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stairfoot | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Burton Road | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Hunningley BESS Direct | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Jakto Transport grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Hunningley | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Engine Lane PV Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 3.1 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 9.0 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.
- 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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