Power plant · East Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Sunnica Energy Farm
Sunnica Energy Farm is a permitted power plant in East Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom made up of 2 power plants with 509 MW of capacity between them, operated by Sunnica.
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 | East Cambridgeshire (coordinates), England (Eastern) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Sunnica West is located south of Chippenham, and Sunnica East is located south of Worlington | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Jul 2024 (permit EN010106, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Nov 2021 (reference EN010106, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jul 2024 (granted, reference EN010106, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sunnica (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,109 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.2767, 0.4386 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010106) · source
- Permit granted: Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010106)
- Permit granted: Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010106)
- Permit applied for: Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010106)
- Permit applied for: Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010106)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010106) · source
How it compares by area
Sunnica Energy Farm is the 63rd-largest of 2,300 power plants in England and the 68th-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 1,109 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 63rd of 2,300 |
| United Kingdom | 68th of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 89th of 2,695 |
How its operator compares
Sunnica operates 3 of the 8,060 power plants in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 414 owners have more. Counts cover the power plants in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United Kingdom | Rank | Power plants | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightsource Renewable Energy | 1st | 158 | 2% |
| Anesco | 2nd | 92 | 1.1% |
| Scottish and Southern Energy | 3rd | 83 | 1% |
| Renewable Energy Systems | 4th | 74 | 0.92% |
| British Solar Renewables | 5th | 62 | 0.77% |
| Sunnica | 415th | 3 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Redcentric Cambridge | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 41 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 50 km |
Operator and place
How its power plants compare
The 2 power plants in this power plant, with their share of its 509 MW of capacity.
| Power plant | Location | Owner | Status | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) | West Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | — | Permitted | 500 MW | 98% |
| Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) | West Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | — | Permitted | 8.8 MW | 2% |
More from Sunnica
- Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West)500 MW · permitted
- Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West)8.8 MW · permitted
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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.
- © 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.