Solar, wind and battery projects near Portland (DT5)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DT5 (Dorset): 12 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is East Chickerell Court Farm (400 MW battery storage, approved on 27 January 2025, not yet built), 9.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DT5
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Quarriessolar farm | solar farm | 3 | abandonedupdated Dec 2018 | Feb 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Dec 2018 | Dorset | 0.5 |
| Brackenbury Infant Schoolwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.5 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2009 | Oct 2001 | — | Feb 2009 | Dorset | 1.4 |
| Tecan Way, Granby Industrial Estate Solar Photo Voltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | May 2023 | Dorset | 7.6 |
| Eweleaze Spinneybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 | Dorset | 8.9 |
| East Chickerell Court Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Aug 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Dorset | 9.5 |
| Land at Newlands Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Oct 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Apr 2016 | Dorset | 9.5 |
| Coldharbour, Chickerellbattery storage | battery storage | 60 | refusedupdated Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | refused Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Dorset | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrubbery Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | Dorset | 5.8 |
| Littlesea Holiday Park, Lynch Lane Solar photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 | Dorset | 7.0 |
| Conifers Primary School Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 | Dorset | 7.6 |
| Tecan Way, Granby Industrial Estate - Ground Mounted Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Dorset | 7.6 |
| Jubilee Close Solar photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dorset | 7.7 |
| Cumberland Drive, Granby Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dorset | 7.8 |
| Weymouth College Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted May 2021 | May 2021 | Dorset | 8.3 |
| Chickerell Solar Photovoltaics Panelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dorset | 8.3 |
| Chickerell Road, Chickerell Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Apr 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dorset | 8.7 |
| Morrisons Supermarket, Dorchester Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dorset | 9.6 |
Distance from the average position of the DT5 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 450 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Dorset decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near DT5, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.