Power plant · East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
Yarburgh Grove Farm
Yarburgh Grove Farm is a power plant in East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 8.1 MW of capacity, operated by Foresight.
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 | East Lindsey (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land rear of Yarburgh Grove Farm, Westfield Road, Yarburgh | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Oct 2014 (permit N/218/00928/14, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 May 2014 (ref. N/218/00928/14, East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Oct 2014 (granted, ref. N/218/00928/14, East Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Foresight | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8.1 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 | 16.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4082, 0.0223 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Yarburgh Grove Farm is the 1,336th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,166th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8.1 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 | 1,336th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,166th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,581st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. N/218/00928/14
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 187 grid connections (72 operating, 1,044 MW), 79 substations, 3 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 7.5 MW grid connection at Keddington Road | Grid connection | 7.5 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Keddington Road | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Louth | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Fen Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 5.2 km |
| Solar 9 MW grid connection at Fen Farm Windfarm | Grid connection | 9 MW | Planned | 5.2 km |
| Grainthorpe | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 17 km |
| Ossian Transmission Infrastructure | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 24 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 45 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
More from Foresight
- Frodsham Marsh50.4 MW
- Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm)49.6 MW
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- Tirgwynt24.6 MW
- Verwood Solar Farm20.4 MW
- Prestop Park Farm16 MW
- Homeland Solar Farm13.2 MW
Other power plants in England
- 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
- 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.