Power plant · Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Salcey Green Farm - Solar Panels
Salcey Green Farm - Solar Panels is a cancelled solar power plant in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Salcey Green 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 | Milton Keynes (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Salcey Green Farm, Forest Road, Hanslope, MK19 7DE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Apr 2024 (reference 24/00830/FUL, planning authority Milton Keynes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Jul 2024 (refused, reference 24/00830/FUL, planning authority Milton Keynes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Salcey Green Farm (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 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 |
| Area | 6.74 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.1404, -0.8271 | 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 refused (planning authority Milton Keynes, reference 24/00830/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Milton Keynes, reference 24/00830/FUL)
How it compares
Salcey Green Farm - Solar Panels is the 2,172nd-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 3,288th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 2,172nd of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,288th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,910th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 31 grid connections (14 operating, 115 MW), 16 substations and 10 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
| Shelswell Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 28 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 29 km |
| Launton - Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 31 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 33 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.
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