Higher Farm (11 MW solar farm)
Higher Farm is an 11 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 July 2020; the record was last updated on 25 September 2020.
11 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
25 September 2020record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2019 | Application submitted |
| 26 November 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 July 2020 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- NextPower Higher Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 2/2019/0470/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 3241953
- Site area
- 21.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At E 378449 N 121922, Fifehead Magdalen, Higher Farm Fifehead, Gillingham, Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- REPD reference
- 6569
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stour Row Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | permission expired | 4.3 |
| Fernbrook Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Land at Stalbridge Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Manor Farm (Dorset) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Land at Sutor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Shaftesbury Energy Park | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Hawkers Hill Energy Park | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.2 |
| Clapton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
| Silton Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
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 (50.9953, -2.3114).