Power plant · North Kesteven, England, United Kingdom
Scopwick (Blankney Farm)
Scopwick (Blankney Farm) is a cancelled power plant in North Kesteven, England, United Kingdom, with 48 MW of capacity, operated by Hazel Capital LLP.
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 | North Kesteven (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North East Of Scopwick And West Of Railway Line (Blankney Estate) Lincolnshire, LN4 3PQ | 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 | 25 Sept 2014 (permit 14/0937/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Jul 2014 (reference 14/0937/FUL, planning authority North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Sept 2014 (granted, reference 14/0937/FUL, planning authority North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hazel Capital LLP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 48 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 | 93 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1131, -0.3635 | 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 researchHow it compares
Scopwick (Blankney Farm) is the 273rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 494th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 48 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 273rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 494th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,996th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 205 grid connections (18 operating, 221 MW), 17 substations, 4 transmission lines and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAF Digby grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Bees Wax Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Nocton FEN ADJ Unit grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 7.1 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 22 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 25 km |
| Belmont Covert | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Normanby | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Walesby | Substation | — | — | 32 km |
Operator 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.