Land at Newlands Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Newlands Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 February 2016; the record was last updated on 14 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 April 2016record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- WD/D/14/002675
- Site area
- 7.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Newlands Farm, Chickerell, West Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4703
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Chickerell Court Farm | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Coldharbour, Chickerell | battery storage | 60 | refused | 0.4 |
| Eweleaze Spinney | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Buckland Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | refused | 1.8 |
| Nottington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Corton Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 4.7 |
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 (50.6278, -2.4948).