Land at Stalbridge Park (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Stalbridge 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 |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 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 / NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 2/2015/0898/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Stalbridge Park, Landshire Lane, Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5429
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Bowden Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Higher Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Land at Sutor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Brains Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Stour Row Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | permission expired | 9.1 |
| Hook Valley Solar Park | solar farm | 17 | operational | 9.3 |
| Clapton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (50.9724, -2.3816).