Corton Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Corton Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 26 November 2013; the record was last updated on 31 March 2014.
10 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
31 March 2014record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 26 November 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Corton Farm Solar Park Ltd
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 1/D/13/000772
- Site area
- 16.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Corton Farm, Friar Waddon Lane, Friar Waddon, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4EP
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1682
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Buckland Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | refused | 2.9 |
| Coldharbour, Chickerell | battery storage | 60 | refused | 4.4 |
| Land at Newlands Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| East Chickerell Court Farm | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Eweleaze Spinney | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
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 (50.6678, -2.5162).