Power plant · Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Park Springs, Long Royd - Solar Panels
Park Springs, Long Royd - Solar Panels is a permitted power plant in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, with 3.1 MW of capacity, operated by Leggett & Platt Barnsley.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Barnsley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Unit 2, Park Springs, Long Royd, Grimethorpe, S72 7GH | 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 | 26 Mar 2024 (permit 2024/0087, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 30 Jan 2024 (ref. 2024/0087, Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Mar 2024 (granted, ref. 2024/0087, Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Leggett & Platt Barnsley | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.1 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 |
| Coordinates | 53.5746, -1.3816 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Park Springs, Long Royd - Solar Panels is the 1,754th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,684th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.1 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 | 1,754th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,684th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,847th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 513 grid connections (217 operating, 2,328 MW), 363 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 2.89 MW grid connection at Grimethorpe | Grid connection | 2.89 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Gas 5.499 MW grid connection at Grimethorpe | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Grimethorpe | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Engine Lane PV Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Houghton Main | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Burton Road | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 36 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 37 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.