Power plant · Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom
Tiddiecross Solar Farm
Tiddiecross Solar Farm is a power plant in Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, with 10.5 MW of capacity, operated by Vogt Solar.
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 | Telford and Wrekin (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land adjacent to Tiddiecross, Charlton, Telford, TF6 5EY | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 7 Jan 2015 (permit TWC/2014/0810, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Telford and Wrekin) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Sept 2014 (reference TWC/2014/0810, planning authority Telford and Wrekin) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Jan 2015 (granted, reference TWC/2014/0810, planning authority Telford and Wrekin) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vogt Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10.5 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 | 13.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7042, -2.5720 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Tiddiecross Solar Farm is the 1,072nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,803rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10.5 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 | 1,072nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,803rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,856th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. TWC/2014/0810
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 182 grid connections, 3 transmission lines, 3 data centers and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Leaton grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Wrockwardine Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Rushmoor Sewage Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 26 km |
| Mid Wales Electricity Connection (N Grid) | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 37 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Green Gen Vyrnwy Frankton | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 42 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.