Power plant · Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Future Energy Llanwern Solar Project
Future Energy Llanwern Solar Project is a planned power plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, operated by Future Energy Llanwern 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 | Newport (coordinates), Wales (Wales) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the south of Llanwern Steelworks (approx. 2.5km) comprising the Gwent Levels between Whitson | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Nov 2026 (reference EN010171, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected November 2026) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Future Energy Llanwern Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 551 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5504, -2.8464 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Future Energy Llanwern Solar Project is the 10th-largest of 204 power plants in Wales and the 95th-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 551 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Wales | 10th of 204 |
| United Kingdom | 95th of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 116th of 2,695 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 339 grid connections (6 operating, 44.9 MW), 11 data centers, 7 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at North Court Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Proposed Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Magor, Longlands Lane WT grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Vantage Data Centers - CWL13 | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 23 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 25 km |
| Alderton Primary | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- planning.data.gov.uk. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.