Power plant · South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Oaklands Farm Solar Park
Oaklands Farm Solar Park is a permitted power plant in South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom made up of 2 power plants with 176 MW of capacity between them, operated by Oaklands Farm Solar 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 | South Derbyshire (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Rosliston Road, south of Drakelow Power Station | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Jun 2025 (permit EN010122, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 8 Feb 2024 (reference EN010122, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Jun 2025 (granted, reference EN010122, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Oaklands Farm Solar Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 192 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7483, -1.6593 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010122) · source
- Permit granted: Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010122)
- Permit granted: Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010122)
- Permit applied for: Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010122)
- Permit applied for: Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010122)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010122) · source
How it compares by area
Oaklands Farm Solar Park is the 108th-largest of 2,300 power plants in England and the 120th-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 192 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 108th of 2,300 |
| United Kingdom | 120th of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 141st of 2,695 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 35 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 48 km |
Operator and place
How its power plants compare
The 2 power plants in this power plant, with their share of its 176 MW of capacity.
| Power plant | Location | Owner | Status | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | — | Permitted | 138 MW | 79% |
| Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | — | Permitted | 37.5 MW | 21% |
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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.
- © 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.