Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Townsend Farm
Townsend Farm is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 4.9 MW of capacity, operated by Townsend Solar Farm.
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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the S/o Townsend Farm, Townsend, Axbridge | 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 | 18 Sept 2015 (reference 02/15/00019, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Dec 2015 (refused, reference 02/15/00019, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Mar 2017 (appeal refused, reference 02/15/00019, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Townsend Solar Farm | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.9 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 | 14.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2888, -2.8235 | 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
Townsend Farm is the 2,193rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,273rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.9 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 | 2,193rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,273rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,918th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 394 grid connections (44 operating, 418 MW), 32 substations, 10 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Generator grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Towerhead Farm, Banwell, grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Yanel Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 5.8 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 6.1 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 9.8 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Holwell Primary | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| Castle Cary Primary | Substation | — | — | 32 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.