Power plant · Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Premier Farnell, Unit 3 - Solar Panels
Premier Farnell, Unit 3 - Solar Panels is a permitted power plant in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, with 2.28 MW of capacity, operated by Standard Life) and ABRDN.
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 | Leeds (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Farnell, Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2TU | 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 | 13 May 2024 (permit 24/01196/DPD, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 Mar 2024 (ref. 24/01196/DPD, Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 May 2024 (granted, ref. 24/01196/DPD, Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Standard Life) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ABRDN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.28 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 | 53.7884, -1.4823 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Premier Farnell, Unit 3 - Solar Panels is the 1,822nd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,778th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.28 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 | 1,822nd of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,778th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,964th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 428 grid connections (219 operating, 2,164 MW), 363 substations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 1.434 MW grid connection at Knostrop | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Solar 4 MW grid connection at Pontefract Lane 1/2 | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Knostrop | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Skelton Grange | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Selby Road | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Gas 45 MW grid connection at South Road CHP Direct | Grid connection | 45 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 18 km |
Operators and place
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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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.