South Newton Farm (11.3 MW solar farm)
South Newton Farm is an 11.3 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 March 2014; the record was last updated on 3 January 2017.
11.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 January 2017record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 March 2013 | Application submitted |
| 28 June 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Equitix
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 6/2013/0134
- Site area
- 17.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Newton Farm, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2058
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Race farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 2.9 |
| Post Farm, Lytchett Minster | battery storage | 32 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Oaklands Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Bottom Plain | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.4 |
| Trigon Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.0 |
| Mapperton Farm | solar farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 7.2 |
| Holes Bay | battery storage | 15 | operational | 7.6 |
| Part Bushes Farm | wind farm | 24.8 | refused | 7.7 |
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 (50.7355, -2.0976).