Parley Court Solar Farm (35 MW)
Parley Court Solar Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
35 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poolecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 18 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 June 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Planning application reference
- 8/21/1067/FUL
- Site area
- 67.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parley Green Parley Green Lane Bournemouth
- Council area (by location)
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Time to decision
- 135 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Parley Court - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10041
Who decides
| Applications | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 28 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.0 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 20 | operational | 2.5 |
| Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV) | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.7 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 3.0 |
| Dorset Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Bedborough Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.8 |
| Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Waterditch Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 7.9 |
| Christchurch Energy | solar farm | 18 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (50.7694, -1.8634).