Power plant · Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Southwick Estate
Southwick Estate is a power plant in Winchester, England, United Kingdom, with 48 MW of capacity, operated by Bluefield Solar Income Fund.
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 | Winchester (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Proposed Solar Park Southwick Estate, Belney Lane, Southwick, Hampshire, PO17 6ET | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Dec 2013 (permit 13/02304/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Winchester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Oct 2013 (reference 13/02304/FUL, planning authority Winchester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Dec 2013 (granted, reference 13/02304/FUL, planning authority Winchester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bluefield Solar Income Fund | 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 |
| Coordinates | 50.8846, -1.0783 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Winchester, reference 13/02304/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Winchester, reference 13/02304/FUL)
How it compares
Southwick Estate 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 115,622 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 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 494th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,020th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 206 grid connections (121 operating, 1,118 MW), 168 substations, 12 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Southwick Estate PV Generation grid connection | Grid connection | 38 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Purbrook Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Fort Widley BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Waterlooville Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Fort Widley grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 4.5 km |
| ServerHouse | Data center | — | — | 7.4 km |
| SSE data center, Havant | Data center | — | — | 7.5 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- 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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