Power plant · Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Snop, Rainhill Road - Solar Panels
Snop, Rainhill Road - Solar Panels is a permitted power plant in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, with 1.24 MW of capacity, operated by Slipit.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sunderland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | SNOP UK Limited Rainhill Road Stephenson, NE37 3HP | 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 | 11 Jan 2023 (permit 22/02042/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Sunderland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 Dec 2022 (ref. 22/02042/FUL, Sunderland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Jan 2023 (granted, ref. 22/02042/FUL, Sunderland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Slipit | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.24 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 | 0.69 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9204, -1.5079 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Snop, Rainhill Road - Solar Panels is the 2,010th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 3,014th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.24 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 | 2,010th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,014th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,243rd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 278 grid connections (142 operating, 1,797 MW) and 162 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 1 MW grid connection at Usworth | Grid connection | 1 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Solar 1.45 MW grid connection at Usworth | Grid connection | 1.45 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Usworth | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Solar 3.44 MW grid connection at Nissan North | Grid connection | 3.44 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| High Barmston | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| West Boldon | Substation | — | — | 3.2 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.
- 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.