Power plant · Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom
Upper Farm solar park
Upper Farm solar park is a power plant in Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by Kronos 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 | Basingstoke and Deane (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Upper Farm Bradley Alresford Hampshire SO24 9SA, SO24 9SA | 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 | 12 Aug 2014 (permit 13/00653/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Jun 2013 (reference 13/00653/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Jan 2014 (refused, reference 13/00653/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Aug 2014 (granted, reference 13/00653/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Aug 2014 (appeal granted, reference 13/00653/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Kronos Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12 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 | 51.1724, -1.0967 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Upper Farm solar park is the 931st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,630th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 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 | 931st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,630th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,154th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 13/00653/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 241 substations, 224 grid connections (119 operating, 1,180 MW), 33 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper PV Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 7.52 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Clifton Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 35 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Preston Candover Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Herriard AD Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Herriard Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Jays Close Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.3 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1164817477) | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Ark Data Centres data center, England | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Datum Farnborough Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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