Caswell Farm, Common Lane Solar Farm (40 MW)
Caswell Farm, Common Lane Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 October 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 October 2025record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- GridSource Limited
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- P/FUL/2025/03066
- Site area
- 70.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Caswell Farm, Common Lane, Ryme Intrinseca, Sherborne
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Name in REPD
- Caswell Farm, Common Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19146
Recorded together with Caswell Farm, Common Lane (20 MW battery storage, application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caswell Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 0.6 |
| Alton Mead Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.2 |
| Clifton Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 2.5 |
| Higher Stockbridge Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 | solar farm | 9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Camp Road, West Coker | solar farm | 15.2 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Rampisham North | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (50.8866, -2.5873).