Power plant · Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom
Land south of Francis Land
Land south of Francis Land is a cancelled power plant in Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, operated by NESF and TGC Renewables.
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 | Wrexham (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land South Of, Francis Lane, Holt, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13 9Y | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Sept 2016 (permit P/2015/0396, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Wrexham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 May 2015 (reference P/2015/0396, planning authority Wrexham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Dec 2015 (refused, reference P/2015/0396, planning authority Wrexham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Sept 2016 (granted, reference P/2015/0396, planning authority Wrexham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Sept 2016 (appeal granted, reference P/2015/0396, planning authority Wrexham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NESF (TGC Renewables/NESF) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | TGC Renewables (TGC Renewables/NESF) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 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 | 10.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.0576, -2.9089 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Land south of Francis Land is the 133rd-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 1,838th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 133rd of 424 | 9,068 MW | 0.11% |
| United Kingdom | 1,838th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,057th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 14 grid connections (11 operating, 47.1 MW), 7 data centers, 5 substations, 4 transmission lines and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 24 km |
| The Babbage Centre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| nLighten Edge Data Centre Liverpool | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 32 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 36 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 36 km |
| North Wales Wind Farms Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 38 km |
| Green Gen Vyrnwy Frankton | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 km |
Operators 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.
- 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.