Power plant · Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road - Solar Farm
Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road - Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, with 27.3 MW of capacity, operated by Boom Developments Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sunderland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Usworth House Farm Peareth Hall Road Springwell, NE9 7PZ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Jan 2023 (reference 22/02803/FU4, planning authority Sunderland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Oct 2025 (refused, reference 22/02803/FU4, planning authority Sunderland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Boom Developments Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27.3 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 | 60.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9251, -1.5460 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road - Solar Farm is the 432nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 821st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 27.3 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 | 432nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 821st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,051st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 274 grid connections (142 operating, 1,797 MW), 162 substations and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leam Central | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Solar 1.45 MW grid connection at Usworth | Grid connection | 1.45 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Solar 2.86 MW grid connection at Hedworth | Grid connection | 2.86 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Wind 4.5 MW grid connection at Hedworth | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Harlow Green | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Carr Hill | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 43 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.