Bedborough Farm (7 MW solar farm)
Bedborough Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 26 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables Ltd
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 3/14/0790/FUL
- Site area
- 12.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bedborough Farm, Land At Uddens Drive Wimborne Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2114
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mannington Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Wedgehill Farm | solar farm | 13 | operational | 5.2 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 20 | operational | 5.3 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.3 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 5.3 |
| Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV) | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.5 |
| Dorset Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Hale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.8173, -1.9243).