North Farm (Spetisbury) (11.6 MW solar farm)
North Farm (Spetisbury) is an 11.6 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
11.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 2/2014/0825/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At E388136 N102088, West Of North Farm, West End, Spetisbury, Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2233
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 | 2.1 |
| The Down House | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| Littleton | solar farm | 12.1 | operational | 3.0 |
| Mapperton Farm | solar farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Blandford Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 3.5 |
| Part Bushes Farm | wind farm | 24.8 | refused | 4.3 |
| Blandford Hill - EV Charging Station & Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Canada Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 4.6 |
| Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
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 (50.8182, -2.1698).