Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Watchfield Lawn
Watchfield Lawn is a power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 10.2 MW of capacity, operated by Belltown Power 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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at, Watchfield Lawn, Watchfield, Highbridge, TA9 4LD | 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 | 2014 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 1 Aug 2013 (permit 12/13/00009, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 May 2013 (reference 12/13/00009, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Aug 2013 (granted, reference 12/13/00009, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Belltown Power Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10.2 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 | 26.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2257, -2.9420 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Somerset, reference 12/13/00009)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Somerset, reference 12/13/00009)
How it compares
Watchfield Lawn is the 1,090th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,825th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10.2 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,090th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,825th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,011th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 43 grid connections (24 operating, 171 MW), 19 substations, 8 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.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 15 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 17 km |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum grid connection | Grid connection | 4.01 MW | Operating | 31 km |
| Southfield Farm Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 33 km |
| Solar 1.254 MW grid connection at Castle Cary | Grid connection | 1.25 MW | Operating | 34 km |
| Castle Cary Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
| Sparkford Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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- 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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