Power plant · North East Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Macaulay Lane Solar Farm
Macaulay Lane Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in North East Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, with 8 MW of capacity, operated by SEC Power 3 Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North East Lincolnshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Macaulay Lane Former Refuse Disposal Site Macaulay Street Grimsby, DN31 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 May 2021 (ref. DM/0331/21/FUL, North East Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Sept 2022 (withdrawn, ref. DM/0331/21/FUL, North East Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SEC Power 3 Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 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 |
| Area | 14.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5730, -0.1039 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Macaulay Lane Solar Farm is the 1,342nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,176th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 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 | 1,342nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,176th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,598th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 227 grid connections (105 operating, 1,725 MW), 99 substations, 3 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 16.3 MW grid connection at Low Farm Bradley Solar | Grid connection | 16.3 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Yarborough Road 33/11kV | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Yarborough Road 132/33kV | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Solar 3 MW grid connection at Great Coates | Grid connection | 3 MW | Planned | 0.9 km |
| BTP | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Gas 1.9 MW grid connection at BTP | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 26 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 33 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 37 km |
Operator and place
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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.