Power plant · South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Solar Farm on land east of the A38, Willington
Solar Farm on land east of the A38, Willington is a cancelled power plant in South Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, with 3.8 MW of capacity, operated by Lark Energy.
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 | South Derbyshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land AT SK2828 6687, Burton Road, Egginton, Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, DE65 6 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 10 Feb 2016 (permit 9/2015/0986, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 19 Oct 2015 (reference 9/2015/0986, planning authority South Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Feb 2016 (granted, reference 9/2015/0986, planning authority South Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lark Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.8 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 | 52.8574, -1.5726 | 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.
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Solar Farm on land east of the A38, Willington is the 2,440th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,623rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.8 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 | 2,440th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,623rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,423rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 2 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 21 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 km |
| Ashwood Dale | Substation | — | — | 49 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 50 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- © 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.