Clifton Farm (35 MW solar farm)
Clifton Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2025; the record was last updated on 11 November 2025.
35 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
11 November 2025record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 May 2020 | Application submitted |
| 20 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Voltalia UK
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- WD/D/20/001057
- Site area
- 55.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Clifton Farm, Clifton Farm Lane, Clifton Maybank, Yeovil
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7929
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 | 2.2 |
| Caswell Farm, Common Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Caswell Farm, Common Lane | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Alton Mead Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.2 |
| Higher Stockbridge Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Camp Road, West Coker | solar farm | 15.2 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Chilton Cantelo Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (50.9076, -2.5998).