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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Prestop Park

Prestop Park is a 15.9 MW solar farm in East Midlands England, operated by Lightsource BP. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • East Midlands
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2014 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
15.9 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Lightsource BP
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
LE65 2TE
Coordinates
52.7463, -1.5040

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 Prestop Park compares

74th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
16th of 95in East Midlands
0.28%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 14 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 15.9 MW station would generate roughly 14 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 5,140 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.

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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
Prestop Park Farm
Developer / operator
Foresight
Planning authority
North West Leicestershire
Planning reference
14/00635/FULM
Application submitted
11 July 2014
Permission granted
30 September 2014
Construction started
26 November 2014
Began operating
21 March 2015
Capacity in planning record
16 MW
Address
Prestop Park Farm, Burton Road, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2TE
REPD reference
2200

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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