Power plant · Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Spittleborough Farm

Spittleborough Farm is a power plant in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by MTS Spittleborough Solar Ltd.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationWiltshire (coordinates), EnglandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressSwindon Road Lydiard Tregoze Royal Wootton Bassett Wiltshire, SN4 8ETDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2014DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date9 Dec 2013 (permit 13/02191/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Wiltshire)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date15 Jul 2013 (reference 13/02191/FUL, planning authority Wiltshire)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date9 Dec 2013 (granted, reference 13/02191/FUL, planning authority Wiltshire)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorMTS Spittleborough Solar LtdDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity12 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolar PhotovoltaicsDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Area22.7 ha (solar site area)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates51.5468, -1.8786DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Spittleborough Farm is the 931st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,630th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England931st of 3,43071,985 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,630th of 5,050115,642 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data6,154th of 12,0081,173,302 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 13/02191/FUL
  2. Started operating

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 293 grid connections (114 operating, 1,301 MW), 130 substations and 11 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Wickfield Farm PV grid connectionGrid connection3.8 MWOperating0.9 km
Spittleborough Farm PV grid connectionGrid connection7.6 MWOperating1.0 km
Galileo PrimarySubstation——2.2 km
Wootton Bassett PrimarySubstation——2.2 km
VodafoneData center——2.2 km
Waste 1.9 MW grid connection at WroughtonGrid connection1.9 MWOperating2.4 km
Nationwide Swindon Technology CentreData center——4.1 km
Toothill BSPSubstation——4.7 km
AWS Swindon Data CentreData center——8.3 km

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