Power plant · Redditch, England, United Kingdom
Thorlux Lighting Moons, Merse Road - Solar PV system
Thorlux Lighting Moons, Merse Road - Solar PV system is a cancelled solar power plant in Redditch, England, United Kingdom, with 1.43 MW of capacity, operated by FW Thorpe PLC.
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 | Redditch (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Thorlux Lighting Moons, Moat North Industrial Estate, Merse Road, Redditch, B98 9HL | 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 | 25 Feb 2022 (permit 22/00027/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Redditch) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Jan 2022 (reference 22/00027/FUL, planning authority Redditch) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Feb 2022 (granted, reference 22/00027/FUL, planning authority Redditch) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | FW Thorpe PLC (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.43 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 | 1.11 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.3126, -1.8901 | 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.
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- Permit granted (planning authority Redditch, reference 22/00027/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Redditch, reference 22/00027/FUL)
How it compares
Thorlux Lighting Moons, Merse Road - Solar PV system is the 3,681st-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 5,375th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.43 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 3,681st of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,375th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 14,961st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 data centers and 3 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evoque Data Center Solutions | Data center | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Ionos data center, England | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Chipping Norton Primary | Substation | — | — | 48 km |
| Bledington Primary | Substation | — | — | 49 km |
| Shipton Oliffe Primary | Substation | — | — | 49 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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