Power plant · Melton, England, United Kingdom
Woodfold Lane, Brentingby - Solar Farm
Woodfold Lane, Brentingby - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in Melton, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by Noventum Power Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Melton (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Os 478863 & 319676 Woodfold Lane, Brentingby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4SQ | 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 | 20 Dec 2024 (reference 24/01188/FUL, planning authority Melton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Noventum Power Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12 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 | 24.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7806, -0.8316 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Melton, reference 24/01188/FUL)
How it compares
Woodfold Lane, Brentingby - Solar Farm is the 1,412th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,193rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 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 | 1,412th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,193rd of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 4,951st of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 8.5 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 44 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 50 km |
Operator and place
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- Arleston Solar & Battery Energy Storage System43 MW · planned
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- Turners Lane, Barnacre - Solar Farm23 MW · permitted
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 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.
- © 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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