Verwood Solar Farm (20.4 MW)
Verwood Solar Farm is a 20.4 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 February 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
20.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 31 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 25 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 3/14/0457/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm St Michaels Road Verwood Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2109
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgehill Farm | solar farm | 13 | operational | 1.3 |
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Mannington Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 2.3 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 2.4 |
| Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Warren Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.0 |
| North Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarry | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Cross Roads Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
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 (50.8652, -1.883).