Christchurch Energy (18 MW solar farm)
Christchurch Energy is an 18 MW solar farm project in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2015; the record was last updated on 16 April 2015.
18 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 April 2015record last updated
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poolecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- New Forest Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Planning application reference
- 8/14/0226
- Site area
- 45.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at East Close Farm Waterditch, Christchurch
- Council area (by location)
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2308
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterditch Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 0.4 |
| Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Office Field | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 3.3 |
| Solar Farm at Walkford Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Parley Court Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Hale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 8.4 |
| Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV) | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.5 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 8.7 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 20 | operational | 8.8 |
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 (50.7555, -1.7502).