Power plant · Bassetlaw, England, United Kingdom
One Earth Solar Farm
One Earth Solar Farm is a power plant in Bassetlaw, England, United Kingdom, with 740 MW of capacity, operated by PS Renewables, Orsted UK Limited and One Earth Solar Farm.
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 | Bassetlaw (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Newark and Sherwood (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | High Marnham, The border of Nottinghamshire, Newark, NG23 6SF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land surrounding the River Trent, north of South Clifton, east of Skegby, west of Thorney. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · 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 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Jul 2026 (permit EN010159, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Jul 2026 (permit EN010159, 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 | 27 Feb 2025 (reference EN010159, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Feb 2025 (reference EN010159, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Jul 2026 (granted, reference EN010159, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Jul 2026 (granted, reference EN010159, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PS Renewables (Orsted UK Limited / PS Renewables) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Orsted UK Limited (Orsted UK Limited / PS Renewables) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | One Earth Solar Farm (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 740 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 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | 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 |
| Area | 1,409 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,404 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2234, -0.7903 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010159) · source
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010159)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010159) · source
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010159)
Also recorded as
3 sources record One Earth Solar Farm; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Earth Solar Farm | asset:repd:14806 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) | — |
| One Earth Solar Farm | asset:pins-nsip:en010159 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects | Same name, technology and company |
| One Earth Solar Farm | asset:neso-tec:pro-001599 | NESO TEC Register | Same name, technology and company |
How it compares
One Earth Solar Farm is the 56th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 85th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 740 MW is 0.25% 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 | 56th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | 0.4% |
| United Kingdom | 85th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | 0.25% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 165th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 148 grid connections (74 operating, 976 MW), 115 substations, 6 data centers and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Water Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 4.5 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 5.9 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 13 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Lea Road | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Corringham Road | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 27 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
Operators and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
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- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
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- 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.
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