Power plant · Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom
Vantage Point Business Park
Vantage Point Business Park is a cancelled power plant in Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom, with 3.6 MW of capacity, operated by Bee Green 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 | Forest of Dean (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the east of Vantage Point Business Village, Mitcheldean, GL17 0AF | 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 | 15 Jan 2015 (reference P1957/14/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Mar 2015 (refused, reference P1957/14/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bee Green Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.6 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 | 7.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8715, -2.4789 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Vantage Point Business Park is the 2,465th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,657th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.6 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 | 2,465th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,657th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,477th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 243 grid connections (15 operating, 301 MW), 14 substations and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DXC Technology | Data center | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Plump Hill, Locquiers Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Land at Ploddy House Farm, Moat Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Hill Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Tetbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
| Shipton Oliffe Primary | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Kemble RAF Primary | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| nLighten Bristol | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Ionos data center, England | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
Operator and place
More from Bee Green Solar
- Hurst Farm5 MW
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- Vantage Point1.4 MW
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.