Dorset Green Solar Farm (5 MW)
Dorset Green Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 April 2023; the record was last updated on 10 May 2022.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2022record last updated
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poolecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 23 July 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 May 2022 | Construction started |
| 5 April 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Canford Renewable Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Planning application reference
- APP/21/00400/F
- Site area
- 11.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Canford Renewable Energy, Canford Recycling Centre, Arena Way, Wimborne,
- Council area (by location)
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8858
Who decides
| Applications | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 28 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedborough Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.6 |
| Holes Bay | battery storage | 15 | operational | 5.6 |
| Parley Court Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Hale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.2 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 20 | operational | 6.8 |
| Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV) | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.2 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 7.3 |
| Post Farm, Lytchett Minster | battery storage | 32 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Race farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (50.7701, -1.9511).