Power plant · Broxtowe, England, United Kingdom
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & Battery
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & Battery is a planned power plant in Broxtowe, England, United Kingdom, with 16.1 MW of capacity, operated by Moto Hospitality Limited.
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 | Broxtowe (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Ne/O Moto Hospitality Limited, Trowell Services Area North M1 Trowell Services Northbound Off Slip, Trowell, Nottingham, NG9 3PL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 Feb 2025 (reference 25/00147/FUL, planning authority Broxtowe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Moto Hospitality Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16.1 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 | 12.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.9623, -1.2650 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Broxtowe, reference 25/00147/FUL)
How it compares
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & Battery is the 1,323rd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,069th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16.1 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 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 | 1,323rd of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,069th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 4,366th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 41 substations, 29 grid connections (14 operating, 172 MW), 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 6.0 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 14 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 28 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 40 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 40 km |
| Kiveton Park | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Wind 4.5 MW grid connection at Kiveton Park | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Operating | 41 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.
- 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.
- © 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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