Power plant · Chichester, England, United Kingdom
Strettington Solar Farm
Strettington Solar Farm is a power plant in Chichester, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Vogt Solar and Sunsave 30.
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 | Chichester (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Field South East Of Temple Bar, Strettington, Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0LB | 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 | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 21 Oct 2015 (permit 15/01497/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Chichester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 May 2015 (reference 15/01497/FUL, planning authority Chichester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Oct 2015 (granted, reference 15/01497/FUL, planning authority Chichester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vogt Solar (Sunsave 30 (Strettington)/ Vogt solar) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sunsave 30 (Sunsave 30 (Strettington)/ Vogt solar) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 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 | 18.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8573, -0.7268 | 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 Chichester, reference 15/01497/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Chichester, reference 15/01497/FUL)
How it compares
Strettington Solar Farm is the 1,758th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,742nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 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 | 1,758th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,742nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,380th 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: 136 grid connections (82 operating, 753 MW), 128 substations, 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strettington Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 12.4 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Solar 1.574 MW grid connection at Rolls Royce | Grid connection | 1.57 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Tangmere grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Chichester Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Chichester BSP | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Market Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| SSE data center, Havant | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 23 km |
| ServerHouse | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
Operators and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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