Power plant · North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Manton Manor Solar Farm
Manton Manor Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, with 27 MW of capacity, operated by Pegasus Group.
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 | North Lincolnshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Manor Farm, Access Roads In Ma, Manton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 4JT | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Apr 2015 (reference PA/2015/0387, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Nov 2015 (refused, reference PA/2015/0387, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jun 2016 (appeal refused, reference PA/2015/0387, planning authority North Lincolnshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pegasus Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27 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 | 53.5189, -0.6037 | 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 refused (appeal refused, planning authority North Lincolnshire, reference PA/2015/0387)
- Permit refused (planning authority North Lincolnshire, reference PA/2015/0387)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Lincolnshire, reference PA/2015/0387)
How it compares
Manton Manor Solar Farm is the 435th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 826th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 27 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 435th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 826th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,096th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 335 grid connections (165 operating, 2,371 MW), 157 substations, 2 transmission lines, 1 data center and 1 gas storage facility, 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 20 MW grid connection at Manton Solar Farm | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Solar 35 MW grid connection at Sweeting Thorns Solar | Grid connection | 35 MW | Operating | 3.7 km |
| Hibaldstow | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Solar 34.295 MW grid connection at Raventhorpe Solar | Grid connection | 34.3 MW | Operating | 5.0 km |
| Bottesford | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Scunthorpe South | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 19 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 34 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.
- 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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