Little Morton
Little Morton is a 14.3 MW solar farm in East Midlands England, operated by Octopus Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- East Midlands
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 14.3 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Octopus Investments
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- DN22 8HE
- Coordinates
- 53.3039, -0.9932
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Little Morton compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 14.3 MW station would generate roughly 13 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 4,640 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in East Midlands All run by Octopus InvestmentsNearby generating sites
- Morton Solar Β· 28.1 MW solar farm0.4 km
- Cottam Development Centre Β· 445 MW CCGT gas power station3.2 km
- Moat Farm Β· 4.62 MW solar farm5.4 km
- Worksop Β· 2 MW onshore wind farm5.5 km
- Tiln Solar Β· 61.5 MW solar farm5.6 km
- Welbeck Β· 16 MW solar farm9.1 km
- Thornham Β· 20.6 MW solar farm9.2 km
- Westwood Farm Β· 5.15 MW solar farm10.1 km
Also operated by Octopus Investments
Octopus Investments operates 134 sites in the register. Largest first:
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- Little Morton Solar Farm
- Developer / operator
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning reference
- 13/01113/FUL
- Application submitted
- 23 September 2013
- Permission granted
- 9 January 2014
- Began operating
- 31 March 2014
- Capacity in planning record
- 14.3 MW
- Address
- Coal Board Area N 7 35 South Of Mansfield Road Morton Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire
- REPD reference
- 1497
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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