Power plant · Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road - Solar Farm
Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in Winchester, England, United Kingdom, with 5.4 MW of capacity, operated by ILOS Energy UK Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Winchester (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Western Court Bishops Sutton Road Bishops Sutton, SO24 0AA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 Mar 2026 (reference 26/00707/FUL, planning authority Winchester) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ILOS Energy UK Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.4 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 | 12.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0850, -1.1374 | 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.
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Winchester, reference 26/00707/FUL)
How it compares
Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road - Solar Farm is the 1,607th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,477th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.4 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 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 | 1,607th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,477th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,606th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 251 grid connections (139 operating, 1,336 MW), 240 substations, 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Sutton grid connection | Grid connection | 5.4 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Alresford Solar grid connection | Grid connection | 9.5 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Alresford Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Trinity Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 8.0 km |
| Preston Candover Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.0 km |
| Gordon Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 20 km |
| Regit4u | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
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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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