Manor Farm (Dorset) (5 MW solar farm)
Manor Farm (Dorset) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 June 2014; the record was last updated on 23 July 2014.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 July 2014record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 November 2013 | Construction started |
| 9 June 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 2/2013/0791/PLNG
- Site area
- 16.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Manor Farm E377815 N128359, Gillingham, Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1904
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silton Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Clapton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Fernbrook Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Land at Sutor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Brains Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Higher Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Hook Valley Solar Park | solar farm | 17 | operational | 8.2 |
| Hawkers Hill Energy Park | battery storage | 20 | operational | 8.6 |
| Shaftesbury Energy Park | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (51.0541, -2.3179).