Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays (5 MW)
Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 3 January 2014; the record was last updated on 6 January 2014.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 January 2014record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2012 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2013 | Construction started |
| 3 January 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Emotion Energy (Bournemouth) Limited
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 6/2012/0228
- Site area
- 7.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lytchett Matravers, BH16 6HP.
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1589
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 1.7 |
| Race farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 2.9 |
| Post Farm, Lytchett Minster | battery storage | 32 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Mapperton Farm | solar farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Oaklands Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Bottom Plain | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.1 |
| Part Bushes Farm | wind farm | 24.8 | refused | 6.5 |
| Trigon Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.7 |
| South Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 40 | operational | 7.5 |
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 (50.7504, -2.1031).