Substation · England, United Kingdom
Larkhill Primary
Larkhill Primary is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 12.3 MVA of demand headroom and 0 MW of generation headroom, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 | England | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 12.3 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 15 / 30MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Axminster GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Yeovil BSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9498, -2.6608 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and its grid operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its headroom, congestion and the land around it, and an introduction to the grid operator.
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Within 50 km of this substation: 327 power plants (149 operating, 889 MW), 103 grid connections (66 operating, 519 MW), 2 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunford Park Development grid connection | Grid connection | 6.17 MW | Planned | 1.7 km |
| Camp Road, West Coker - Solar PV Panels | Power plant | 15.2 MW | Permitted | 3.1 km |
| NGED Export Increase grid connection | Grid connection | 16.5 MW | Planned | 3.7 km |
| Gas 15.21 MW grid connection at Yeovil | Grid connection | 15.2 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Clifton Farm | Power plant | 35 MW | Operating | 6.4 km |
| Bearley Lane | Power plant | 1.3 MW | Operating | 6.5 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 43 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 45 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
5 sites of land near Larkhill Primary have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 94 ha site near Larkhill Primary substation, Somerset1.2 km · score 51
- 62 ha site near Larkhill Primary substation, Somerset1.28 km · score 40
- 47 ha site near Larkhill Primary substation, Somerset1.19 km · score 37
- 66 ha site near Larkhill Primary substation, Somerset1.77 km · score 34
- 37 ha site near Larkhill Primary substation, Somerset1.36 km · score 32
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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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.