Stokeford Farm (28.5 MW solar farm)
Stokeford Farm is a 28.5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 July 2024; the record was last updated on 25 November 2024.
28.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 November 2024record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 28 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2023 | Construction started |
| 31 July 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Alaska (The Holme Estate)
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 6/2015/0516
- Site area
- 41.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stokeford Farm (Land at), East Stoke, Wareham
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 5659
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokeford Farm 6/2020/0158 | 12 | 1 May 2020 | withdrawn 17 November 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 0.1 |
| Trigon Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.7 |
| Bottom Plain | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.0 |
| Woolbridge Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Oaklands Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| North Fossil Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| South Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 7.9 |
| Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
| Galton Manor Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (50.6869, -2.1787).