Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Woodcock Solar Farm, Sweeming Lane - Solar Farm
Woodcock Solar Farm, Sweeming Lane - Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 18.5 MW of capacity, operated by AEUK Solar Project IX.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Woodcock Solar Farm, Se/O Little Fenton, Sweeming Lane, Little Fenton, Leeds, LS25 6HQ | 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 | 27 Jan 2025 (ref. ZG2024/1322/FULM, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Mar 2026 (refused, ref. ZG2024/1322/FULM, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | AEUK Solar Project IX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18.5 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 | 18.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.8110, -1.2021 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Woodcock Solar Farm, Sweeming Lane - Solar Farm is the 662nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,216th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 18.5 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 | 662nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,216th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,236th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 431 grid connections (217 operating, 2,375 MW), 353 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage and Solar 17.7 MW grid connection at Little Fenton Solar | Grid connection | 17.7 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Solar 3.75 MW grid connection at Sherburn | Grid connection | 3.75 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Oil 6 MW grid connection at Fenton Lane | Grid connection | 6 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Fenton Lane | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Sherburn | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Tadcaster | Substation | — | — | 8.5 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 11 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 45 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.