Crossways Pit Solar Farm (5 MW)
Crossways Pit Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2013; the record was last updated on 4 June 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2013record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 23 August 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnery Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 1/D/11/000168
- Site area
- 27.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Redbridge Road, Crossways, Dorchester, Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1567
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Land at East Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Galton Manor Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Galton Manor Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| North Fossil Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| West Dorset Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 6.7 |
| Yellowham solar park | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 6.8 |
| Woolbridge Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Slyer's Lane | wind farm | 18 | refused | 8.4 |
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 (50.7, -2.3243).