Power plant · Lewes, England, United Kingdom
Tomkins Farm
Tomkins Farm is a cancelled power plant in Lewes, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Hadstone Energy.
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 | Lewes (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Tomkins Farm, Cinder Hill, North Chailey, BN8 4HP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 Apr 2015 (reference LW/15/0292, planning authority Lewes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Apr 2016 (appeal refused, reference LW/15/0292, planning authority Lewes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Jul 2015 (refused, reference LW/15/0292, planning authority Lewes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hadstone Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 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 |
| Coordinates | 50.9529, 0.0034 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Lewes, reference LW/15/0292)
- Permit refused (planning authority Lewes, reference LW/15/0292)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Lewes, reference LW/15/0292)
How it compares
Tomkins Farm is the 1,758th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,742nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,758th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,742nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,380th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 13 data centers, 11 grid connections (8 operating, 38.7 MW) and 7 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs data center, East Grinstead | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Digital Realty LGW15 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Digital Realty LGW16 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Five Oaks Primary | Substation | — | — | 32 km |
| Solar 3.905 MW grid connection at Five Oaks Farm PV | Grid connection | 3.91 MW | Operating | 32 km |
| Billingshurst Primary | Substation | — | — | 33 km |
| Malham Farm Solar & Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 36 km |
| Plaistow Primary | Substation | — | — | 40 km |
| Solar 4.75 MW grid connection at Plaistow | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 41 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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.
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