Power plant · Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom

Tump Solar Farm

Tump Solar Farm is a solar power plant in Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Green Energy UK Direct.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationForest of Dean (coordinates), EnglandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressTump Farm, Sedbury Lane, Sedbury, Chepstow, Gwent, NP16 7HNDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2017DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date14 Aug 2015 (permit P0578/15/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Forest of Dean)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date7 May 2015 (reference P0578/15/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date14 Aug 2015 (granted, reference P0578/15/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorGreen Energy UK DirectDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity5 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolar PhotovoltaicsDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Area12.8 ha (solar site area)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates51.6455, -2.6504DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.

  1. Commissioned
  2. Permit granted (planning authority Forest of Dean, reference P0578/15/FUL)
  3. Permit applied for (planning authority Forest of Dean, reference P0578/15/FUL)

How it compares

Tump Solar Farm is the 2,172nd-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 3,288th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England2,172nd of 4,035134,434 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom3,288th of 5,834200,500 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data11,909th of 15,7991,918,113 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 58 grid connections (32 operating, 598 MW), 23 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.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
nLighten BristolData center——13 km
University of Bristol Isambard-AIAI supercomputer5,448 H100eOperating20 km
DXC TechnologyData center——28 km
Vantage Data Centers - CWL13Data center——28 km
Alderton PrimarySubstation——31 km
Castle Combe PV grid connectionGrid connection11.4 MWOperating34 km
Tetbury PrimarySubstation——35 km
Hinkley Point C ConnectionTransmission line—Permitted36 km
Hullavington PV Farm grid connectionGrid connection6.65 MWOperating36 km

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