Power plant · Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
Robert McBride Ltd
Robert McBride Ltd is a cancelled solar power plant in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom, with 1.3 MW of capacity, operated by PerPetum Sun.
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 | Rochdale (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Robert McBride Ltd, Middleton , Middleton, Rochdale, Manchester, M24 4DP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Apr 2015 (permit 15/00165/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rochdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Mar 2015 (reference 15/00165/FUL, planning authority Rochdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Apr 2015 (granted, reference 15/00165/FUL, planning authority Rochdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PerPetum Sun (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.3 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 | 53.5476, -2.1994 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit expired
- Permit granted (planning authority Rochdale, reference 15/00165/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Rochdale, reference 15/00165/FUL)
How it compares
Robert McBride Ltd is the 3,716th-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 5,422nd-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.3 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,716th of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,422nd of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 12,325th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 483 substations, 428 grid connections (240 operating, 2,181 MW), 20 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townley St | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Langley | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Whitbrook Power grid connection | Grid connection | 5.07 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Middleton Junction | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Middleton Flexible Gas grid connection | Grid connection | 9.05 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Gateway Crescent (Shaw) grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Asanti Manchester | Data center | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 8.3 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 703959498) | Data center | — | — | 8.9 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.