Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton Solar Farm (30 MW)
Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 June 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 June 2025record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 7 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 May 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa r.e. UKLimited / Grüne Energien Projekt UG
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- P/FUL/2023/03415
- Site area
- 60.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton, Wimborne
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 99 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14287
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Wedgehill Farm | solar farm | 13 | operational | 2.8 |
| Mannington Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 3.7 |
| Verwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.4 | operational | 3.8 |
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.8 |
| Bedborough Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.4 |
| Warren Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.4 |
| Cross Roads Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (50.8742, -1.935).