Mapperton Farm (24 MW solar farm)
Mapperton Farm is a 24 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 11 June 2018; the record was last updated on 3 July 2018.
24 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
3 July 2018record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 11 June 2018 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Good Energy Generation
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 3/13/0681/FUL
- Site area
- 70.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mapperton Farm, Mapperton, Almer
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- REPD reference
- 1334
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 40 | operational | 2.4 |
| Part Bushes Farm | wind farm | 24.8 | refused | 2.8 |
| North Farm (Spetisbury) | solar farm | 11.6 | operational | 3.3 |
| Blandford Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.7 |
| Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Blandford Hill - EV Charging Station & Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Littleton | solar farm | 12.1 | operational | 6.0 |
| The Down House | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| South Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 7.2 |
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 (50.7919, -2.1481).