Power plant · Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Mere Flats Solar Farm
Mere Flats Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in Doncaster, England, United Kingdom, with 56 MW of capacity, operated by NextPower UK.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Doncaster (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Moor Lane Micklebring, S66 7RN | 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 | 3 May 2023 (permit 22/01978/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Doncaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Aug 2022 (ref. 22/01978/FULM, Doncaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 May 2023 (granted, ref. 22/01978/FULM, Doncaster) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NextPower UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 56 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 | 63.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4412, -1.2261 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Mere Flats Solar Farm is the 415th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 733rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 56 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 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 | 415th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 733rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,757th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 525 grid connections (200 operating, 2,231 MW), 283 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 35 MW grid connection at Fordoles Farm PV | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Silverwood | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Solar 7 MW grid connection at Tickhill Road | Grid connection | 7 MW | Planned | 3.9 km |
| Solar 7.5 MW grid connection at Maltby Colliery | Grid connection | 7.5 MW | Planned | 3.9 km |
| Tickhill Road | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| New Orchard Lane | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 24 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 48 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.