Cruxton Farm Solar Farm (12 MW)
Cruxton Farm Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 16 October 2025; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
12 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Environmental Asset Management
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- P/FUL/2025/00485
- Site area
- 18.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cruxton Farm, Cruxton Lane, Cruxton, Dorchester
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cruxton Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17163
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruxton Farm Solar Farm P/FUL/2021/01920 | 11.8 | 1 June 2021 | refused 8 November 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 | solar farm | 9 | operational | 7.1 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Rampisham North | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Rampisham Down Transmitting Station | solar farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
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 (50.7581, -2.5687).