Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 (20 MW)
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 is a 20 MW solar farm project in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 22 September 2014.
20 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 September 2014record last updated
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poolecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 28 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 January 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Power Generation Limited
- Planning authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Planning application reference
- 8/12/0512
- Site area
- 76.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parley (Adjacent to Ecos Sustainable Solutions Waste & Recycling Facility)
- Council area (by location)
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2282
Who decides
| Applications | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 28 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV) | solar farm | 5 | refused | 0.4 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 0.6 |
| Hale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.5 |
| Parley Court Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Bedborough Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.3 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 6.1 |
| Dorset Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Mannington Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 6.9 |
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 (50.7918, -1.8612).