Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Mahe Farm, Dunsham Lane - Solar Array
Mahe Farm, Dunsham Lane - Solar Array is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 18.5 MW of capacity, operated by Greentech.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Mahe Farm Dunsham Lane Wayford, TA18 8QN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 May 2024 (reference 24/00352/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 May 2026 (refused, reference 24/00352/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Greentech | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18.5 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 | 26 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8608, -2.8364 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Mahe Farm, Dunsham Lane - Solar Array is the 662nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,216th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 18.5 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 | 662nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,216th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,236th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 235 grid connections (43 operating, 367 MW), 38 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Crewkerne Coombe Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Crewkerne Blacknell Lane Generator grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| West Hendford Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.