Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage (14 MW)
Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 14 MW solar farm project in Peterborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 July 2024.
14 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 July 2024record last updated
Peterboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 21 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Solar Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Peterborough
- Planning application reference
- 23/01579/FUL
- Site area
- 23.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Dogsthorpe Landfill Site Welland Road Dogsthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- Peterborough
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dogsthorpe, Welland Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13026
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Drove, Fengate | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| America Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Willow Hall Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Whittlesey | wind farm | 9 | operational | 6.3 |
| Kings Dyke, Whittlesey | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Farms of Newborough | solar farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Gores Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Haddon Solar park | solar farm | 22 | refused | 8.4 |
| Hundred Road Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawn | 8.4 |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 (52.5965, -0.241).