Hale Farm (8 MW solar farm)
Hale Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Hale Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Planning application reference
- 8/14/0520
- Site area
- 18.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hale Farm, Parley Green Lane, Christchurch
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4727
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parley Court Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 20 | operational | 1.5 |
| Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV) | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.7 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 2.0 |
| Bedborough Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.1 |
| Dorset Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 7.6 |
| Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Waterditch Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (50.7784, -1.864).