Power plant · South Kesteven, England, United Kingdom
Washdyke Farm, Billingborough Road - Solar farm
Washdyke Farm, Billingborough Road - Solar farm is a permitted solar power plant in South Kesteven, England, United Kingdom, with 27 MW of capacity, operated by GS Ignis Limited.
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 | South Kesteven (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Washdyke Farm, Billingborough Road, Folkingham, Sleaford, NG34 0EZ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (appeal granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Apr 2024 (permit S23/0511, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Mar 2023 (reference S23/0511, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jul 2023 (refused, reference S23/0511, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Apr 2024 (appeal granted, reference S23/0511, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Apr 2024 (appeal refused, reference S23/0511, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Apr 2024 (granted, reference S23/0511, planning authority South Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GS Ignis Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27 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 | 26 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8921, -0.3889 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority South Kesteven, reference S23/0511)
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority South Kesteven, reference S23/0511)
- Permit granted (planning authority South Kesteven, reference S23/0511)
- Permit refused (planning authority South Kesteven, reference S23/0511)
- Permit applied for (planning authority South Kesteven, reference S23/0511)
How it compares
Washdyke Farm, Billingborough Road - Solar farm is the 887th-largest of 1,650 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,445th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 27 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 887th of 1,650 | 171,264 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,445th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 3,057th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 data centers, 3 transmission lines and 2 grid connections (4.7 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 12 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 22 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 87850427) | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
| Hall Water Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 47 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 48 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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