Power plant · Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
The Old Airfield - Solar Farm
The Old Airfield - Solar Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, with 49 MW of capacity, operated by Peridot Solar Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Shropshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Old Airfield Site Eaton Upon Tern Market Drayton, TF9 2BX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 9 Mar 2023 (permit 22/01866/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Shropshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 May 2022 (reference 22/01866/FUL, planning authority Shropshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Mar 2023 (granted, reference 22/01866/FUL, planning authority Shropshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Peridot Solar Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49 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 | 52.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8053, -2.5118 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority Shropshire, reference 22/01866/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Shropshire, reference 22/01866/FUL)
How it compares
The Old Airfield - Solar Farm was cancelled before it was built: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 49 MW is not counted in their totals.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 transmission lines, 3 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 26 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 38 km |
| Mid Wales Electricity Connection (N Grid) | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 43 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
| Green Gen Vyrnwy Frankton | Transmission line | — | Planned | 46 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 47 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 47 km |
Operator and place
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
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.