Power plant · Hart, England, United Kingdom
Taplins Farm solar park
Taplins Farm solar park is a power plant in Hart, England, United Kingdom, with 5.9 MW of capacity, operated by PS Renewables.
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 | Hart (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land East Of Taplins Farm Lane Winchfield Hook Hampshire | 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 | 20 Oct 2014 (permit 14/00998/MAJOR, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hart) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 30 May 2014 (reference 14/00998/MAJOR, planning authority Hart) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Oct 2014 (granted, reference 14/00998/MAJOR, planning authority Hart) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PS Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.9 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 | 13.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2888, -0.8805 | 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 researchHow it compares
Taplins Farm solar park is the 1,680th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,639th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.9 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 | 1,680th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,639th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,191st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 14/00998/MAJOR
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 242 substations, 192 grid connections (101 operating, 1,040 MW), 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.05 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Hungerford Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Hungerford Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 1.14 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Hitches Lane Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Crookham Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Coxmoor Wood BSP | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1164817477) | Data center | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Ark Data Centres data center, England | Data center | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Datum Farnborough Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 5.9 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.