Power plant · East Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Morton House (Marchington)
Morton House (Marchington) is a power plant in East Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, with 6.2 MW of capacity, operated by Foresight 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 | East Staffordshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Morton House, Moreton Lane, Draycott-in-the-Clay, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5BZ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Jul 2015 (permit P/2015/00405, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Staffordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Apr 2015 (reference P/2015/00405, planning authority East Staffordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Jul 2015 (granted, reference P/2015/00405, planning authority East Staffordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Foresight Group (Foresight Group (TGC Renewables)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.2 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 | 11.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8745, -1.7735 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Morton House (Marchington) is the 1,590th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,518th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.2 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 | 1,590th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,518th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,044th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. P/2015/00405
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 414 grid connections (9 operating, 116 MW), 7 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchington Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Marchington, Green Lane grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Sudbury Estate grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 28 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
Operator and place
More from Foresight Group
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- Solar Farm at Fields Farm (Phase 2)3.8 MW
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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.