Power plant · Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caledonian Solar Park
Caledonian Solar Park is a cancelled power plant in Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 18.4 MW of capacity, operated by Derwent London Green Energy 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 | Glasgow City (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lochfauld Road or Balmore Road, G23 5HB | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Jun 2023 (permit 21/03239/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Glasgow City) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Oct 2021 (reference 21/03239/FUL, planning authority Glasgow City) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Jun 2023 (granted, reference 21/03239/FUL, planning authority Glasgow City) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Derwent London Green Energy Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18.4 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 | 44.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.9096, -4.2586 | 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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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Glasgow City, reference 21/03239/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Glasgow City, reference 21/03239/FUL)
How it compares
Caledonian Solar Park is the 545th-largest of 1,326 power plants in Scotland and the 1,552nd-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 18.4 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 545th of 1,326 | 40,645 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,552nd of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,607th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 20 substations, 18 grid connections (8 operating, 206 MW) and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 5.7 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Drymen Primary | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 21 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 21 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.