Holly Farm Solar Park (5 MW)
Holly Farm Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 June 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 June 2017record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- WD/D/15/001856
- Site area
- 9.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Holly Farm, Moreton Road, Owermoigne, Dorchester,
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5632
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossways Pit Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Land at East Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Galton Manor Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Galton Manor Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| North Fossil Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Woolbridge Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| West Dorset Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 7.9 |
| Yellowham solar park | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Slyer's Lane | wind farm | 18 | refused | 9.6 |
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 (50.688, -2.3171).